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…
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Army Secretary resigns five times in one week, each time after months-long feud with Hegseth
Born in Washington, D.C., the office of Army Secretary has survived by its capacity for resignation, press conference, and the ceremonial handoff of problems to the next whippersnapper. This week, Secretary Dan Driscoll resigned five times in five separate headlines, each time after a feud with Pete Hegseth, a feud described as monthslong, long simmering, and turf war, depending on the newsman’s pen. The office is survived by its inbox, a stack of official pens, and a running tally of how many times a resignation counts as final. Preceded in death by the norm that a resignation is a singular event. In lieu of flowers, send one working calendar to the White House.
“If you quit a job five times in a week, you’re not resigning—you’re auditioning. The only thing more permanent than a turf war in DC is the press release about the end of one. If they put this much effort into policy, maybe the Army would still have a Secretary.”
“Sometimes a resignation is just a formality, and sometimes it’s a show of stability. It’s important to signal strong leadership, and—wait, did he resign again? Maybe it’s a technical issue. I don’t know who’s keeping count, but if you need a Secretary, we’ve got plenty of hats lying around.”
The receipts
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, who has been well regarded by lawmakers on both sides of the aisle, is a close associate of Vice President JD Vance.
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.
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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