Former Trump National Security Advisor and Pentagon spokesman John Uriott are reportedly resigning over the weekend.
His sudden departure comes after Sean Parnell I took over the role Pentagon’s chief spokesman in February.
“I revealed it to my secretary [Pete] Before taking office, I was not interested in being second in any official duties.” I told Politico, He reportedly added that he offered support based on his acting for two months.
“Last month, as that time approached, my secretary and I had a discussion and we couldn’t agree on another tight fit for me in DoD.
The Pentagon Deputy Chief of Staff is the second Hegseth advisor removed during the leak investigation
Former Pentagon spokesman John Urito will listen when Defence Secretary Pete Hegses answers reporters’ questions when he meets British Secretary of Defense John Healy at the Pentagon on March 6, 2025. (Get McNamee/Getty Images)
The Department of Defense did not immediately respond to requests for comment from Fox News Digital on Thursday.
During the first Trump administration, Urry served as a spokesman for the National Security Council and was an assistant secretary to the Veterans Affairs Bureau’s Public Service and Intergovernmental Bureau.
The Marine Corps veteran also served as a senior adviser to President Donald Trump’s 2016 election campaign.
Top Heggs Advisor Dan Caldwell has taken administrative leave
John Ulitt told Politico that he told Defense Secretary Pete Hegses that he “has no interest in being second in any official duties.” (Franco Brana/AFP via Getty Images)
Ullyot’s resignation comes as three Pentagon officials were placed on administrative leave this week as part of a leak investigation.
Colin Carroll, Chief of Staff to Deputy Secretary of Defense Stephen Feinberg, was on leave Wednesday. To Politico.
The previous day, Deputy Chief of Staff of Defense Pete Hegses, Darrin Selnick, and Assistant Hegs Dan Caldwell, were removed.
Reuters reported that Caldwell was on leave for “fraudulent disclosures” as part of an investigation into the leaked Pentagon documents.
John Ulitt carried out the Pentagon press operations at the beginning of the Second Trump administration until Sean Parnell took over his position in February. (Daniel Slim/AFP via Getty Images)
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The investigation was released last month and involved “recent unauthorized disclosure of national security information.”
Andrea Margolis and Jennifer Griffin of Fox News contributed to this report.
