Following months of conflict with Pete Hegseth, the Army Secretary steps down. – Following ongoing conflict with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Army Secretary Dan Driscoll resigned from the Pentagon on Monday, according to the White House.
The Army now lacks a Senate-confirmed leader following Driscoll’s resignation, which occurred eighteen months after he took the position. Since Hegseth abruptly dismissed his predecessor, Gen. Randy George, in April, Gen. Christopher LaNeve has been the Army’s interim chief of staff.
Amid a series of resignations, Driscoll is the most recent military leader to step down. The Army’s commander in Europe and Africa, Gen. Christopher Donahue, resigned in June.
According to a statement from White House spokeswoman Anna Kelly, “Secretary Driscoll has been exceptionally successful in advancing President Trump’s agenda to Make America Great Again at the Pentagon of the Army by providing outstanding management during historic military exercises, restoring a priority on readiness and lethality, aiding with negotiations among Russia and Ukraine, and more.”
“His collaboration with the Secretary of War and Commander-in-Chief has made the United States Army stronger than ever,” Kelly continued.
Questions were sent to the Army by the Pentagon. Driscoll’s departure was initially covered by the Wall Street Journal.
Driscoll formerly served as Vise President JD Vance’s advisor. After being students at Yale Law School, the two men grew friends.
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