Army Secretary Dan Driscoll Resigns Amid Tensions
United States Army Secretary Dan Driscoll has stepped down from his position after enduring several months of friction with Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, according to reports from White House sources.
President Donald Trump accepted Driscoll’s resignation on Monday evening, as confirmed by an official to ABC News.
“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,” stated White House spokesperson Anna Kelly. “The United States Army is more powerful than ever thanks to his work alongside the Commander-in-Chief and Secretary of War.”
Driscoll formally submitted his resignation to the president and discussed the overall condition of the U.S. Army with him, according to a U.S. official who spoke with CBS News.
“Driscoll expressed concerns about the administration regarding Army transformation and readiness, noting that Hegseth prevented those efforts by dismissing the Generals responsible,” shared an unnamed White House source with Fox News.
In April, Hegseth removed Army Chief of Staff General Randy George, which Driscoll found troubling. Just two weeks later, during a House Appropriations subcommittee hearing, Driscoll recounted how he interrupted a family trip in North Carolina to visit the general’s home after hearing the news.
“We walked right in, and we all gave him a hug,” Driscoll recalled. “There is no person that has more respect for General George and his 42 years of service, his Purple Heart, his wife, Patty, their grandkids, their kids. I adore them, and he was an amazing, transformational leader.”
“The design of our system is that they get to pick the leaders that they want, and we execute on those orders,” he added.
Driscoll is anticipated to leave the Pentagon shortly, reported The Wall Street Journal.
Moreover, the secretary has a close relationship with Vice President JD Vance. They served in the Army together and both went on to attend Yale Law School.
