Army Secretary Dan Driscoll has submitted his resignation letter to the White House, a senior U.S. official confirms. The White House has not yet accepted his resignation.
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Army Secretary resigns four times in one day, cited for a turf war with Hegseth
As it ran on the front
Born: Army Secretary Dan Driscoll, with a penchant for resigning. Survived by a string of press releases, each more urgent than the last, and a recurring tension with Pete Hegseth. Preceded in death by the norm that a resignation happens just once—and is then quietly filed away. The Army Secretary’s departure, cited for a turf war, arrives not as a single event but as a parade, each outlet carrying its own version, each beat a fresh echo.
The death of the one-and-done resignation is notable. In the old days, a secretary left, the White House announced it, and the power vacuum was filled before the ink dried. Now, the resignation is staged, repeated, and spun, as if the act itself needs to be witnessed four times before the institution accepts it. The feud, cited with Hegseth, becomes the throughline—less a personnel issue than a symptom of a system that prefers the spectacle to the settlement.…
…(cont) In lieu of flowers, consider a return to normal order: one announcement, one transition, and a brief moment for the institution to catch its breath. The only thing left to mourn is the vanished expectation that a resignation is final, and the quiet after is worth something.
“You know it's trouble when the Army Secretary resigns, not once, but again and again, all for the same feud. Tensions with Hegseth must be a full-time job. They keep announcing the departure until the power vacuum is the only thing left in the room.”
“Resignations are a normal part of any administration’s transition process. The repeated announcements simply show transparency. Did I say four times? It’s really just a clarification of the timeline, which is perfectly standard. Or maybe it’s a sign of strong leadership, now that I think about it.”
The receipts
Driscoll, who has been well regarded by lawmakers on both sides of the aisle, is a close associate of Vice President JD Vance.
Driscoll’s resignation comes after months of tension between him and War Secretary Pete Hegseth. The Post previously reported that Hegseth feared being fired by Trump and replaced by Driscoll.
Driscoll has submitted his resignation to President Donald Trump amid growing tension between him and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, sources told ABC News.
Army Secretary Dan Driscoll submitted his resignation this week after disagreements with War Secretary Pete Hegseth seeped into the public eye. Driscoll, who is a college friend of Vice President JD Vance, is expected to leave the Pentagon…
Army Secretary Dan Driscoll is set to depart his role at the Pentagon in the coming days, leaving the Trump administration after being embroiled in a months-long turf war with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, according to two sources…
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