Dan Driscoll, who is a close friend of Vice President JD Vance, is allegedly moving on.
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Dan Driscoll, the Secretary of the Army, has submitted his resignation to President Donald Trump, several sources close to the matter allegedly told CNN.
According to a story by CNN, sources said the move was not a surprise, especially with the hostility between Driscoll and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth.
Driscoll, according to a second source familiar with the case said that in his resignation, the Secretary of the Army “brought up concerns with the administration surrounding Army transformation and readiness and Hegseth’s blocking those efforts specifically by firing the generals who were responsible.”
An Army official said Driscoll “spoke to the president about the current state of the Army and submitted his resignation.”
It is not known when Driscoll, who is a close friend of Vice President JD Vance, will officially leave the role. Often, the under secretary of the Army would step in as the acting secretary. The current under secretary is Mike Obadal, a retired Army colonel and special operations aviator.
“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,” White House spokesperson Anna Kelly said in a statement.
Driscoll, who is an Army veteran and longtime friend Vance, has been surrounded by rumors that he would depart due months of conflict with Hegseth. It also comes six months into the Iran war, which shows no signs of coming to an end.
Earlier this year, Hegseth fired the Army chief of staff, Gen. Randy George, and two other generals. George and Driscoll worked closely together.
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