U.S. Army Secretary Driscoll resigns after clashes with Defense Secretary Hegseth
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U.S. Army Secretary Driscoll resigns after clash with Pentagon chief over military modernization
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U.S. Army Secretary Dan Driscoll resigned on Monday after 18 months in office, the White House confirmed, following months of reported tension with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. The departure marks the latest high-level shakeup in the Pentagon under the Trump administration, with Driscoll joining a string of senior military leaders who have left amid friction with Hegseth.
White House spokeswoman Anna Kelly praised Driscoll’s tenure, stating, “Secretary Driscoll has been highly effective in advancing President Trump’s agenda to Make America Strong Again at the Department of the Army by providing outstanding leadership during historic military operations, restoring an emphasis on readiness and lethality, assisting with negotiations between Russia and Ukraine, and more. The United States Army is more powerful than ever thanks to his work alongside the Commander-in-Chief and Secretary of War.”
Driscoll, a close ally of Vice President JD Vance, had clashed repeatedly with Hegseth over personnel and policy decisions. Reports cited Hegseth’s removal of four officers—two Black men and two women—from a promotions list after Driscoll refused to do so, as well as the ouster of Driscoll’s senior adviser, Col. David Butler, earlier this year. Driscoll resisted pressure to fire Butler, according to Fox News and The New York Times.
The Army secretary’s resignation follows the April ouster of Army Chief of Staff Gen. Randy George, with whom Driscoll had worked closely, and the June departure of Gen. Christopher Donahue, the Army’s commander in Europe and Africa. Hegseth has also removed other top military leaders, including Navy Secretary John Phelan in April.
Driscoll, nicknamed “drone guy” for his focus on military modernization, oversaw a workforce of over 1 million active-duty, National Guard, and reserve soldiers, along with 330,000 civilian employees. He had also taken an unusual diplomatic role, traveling to Ukraine in November to present a U.S. peace plan, which called for significant Ukrainian concessions. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky agreed to negotiate after the meeting, though the plan did not secure peace.
The Pentagon referred questions to the Army, which did not immediately respond. Driscoll did not comment on his resignation.
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