US Army Secretary Driscoll Resigns Following Hegseth Clash

US Army Secretary Dan Driscoll has resigned, submitting his resignation to President Donald Trump. According to Bloomberg, Driscoll stepped down after repeated clashes with Pete Hegseth. His departure leaves the US Army without several top leaders amid ongoing conflict with Iran.

Driscoll had expressed his desire to quit by Labor Day, and had visited the White House to discuss his future in the administration. Reuters cited a US official who claimed Hegseth saw Driscoll as a threat to the Washington DC bureaucracy and had sought to remove him. However, Driscoll's closeness to Vice President JD Vance reportedly made this difficult.

Driscoll was appointed as Army Secretary in February 2025 and had gained prominence for his role in talks with Russia and Ukraine to end the war that began in 2022. His resignation marks the latest high-profile departure from the Defense Department.

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