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He taught America to fight like Ukraine. Jealous Hegseth pushed him out of the Pentagon Image: ANNA SZILAGYI / EPA / Profimedia Profimedia.cz
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He taught America to fight like Ukraine. Jealous Hegseth pushed him out of the Pentagon

From iDNES · () Czech

Translated from Czech and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Dan Driscoll, Pete Hegsethโ€™s deputy, announced his resignation on Monday.
  • The departure came after more than 20 senior generals and admirals had reportedly lost their positions since Hegseth took over the Pentagon.
  • Republican senators said Hegseth, a former Fox News host, was spreading chaos and confusion in the military.

More than 20 senior generals and admirals have lost their positions since Pete Hegseth took charge of the Pentagon. But when his deputy, Dan Driscoll, announced his resignation on Monday, the discontent reached Republican senators.

The senators criticized Hegseth, saying the former Fox News host was spreading chaos and confusion through the U.S. military. Their reaction added political pressure to a Pentagon already marked by a series of high-level departures.

Driscollโ€™s resignation is presented as another sign of turmoil surrounding Hegsethโ€™s leadership. The headline frames Driscoll as a figure who taught America to fight using lessons from Ukraine, while portraying Hegseth as jealous and responsible for forcing him out.

The account does not provide further details about Driscollโ€™s reasons for leaving or the specific disputes inside the Pentagon. It centers instead on the number of senior departures and the growing criticism from members of Hegsethโ€™s own Republican party.

The former Fox News host is spreading chaos and confusion in the military.

โ€” Republican senatorsThe senators criticized Pete Hegseth after Dan Driscoll announced his resignation.
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Originally published by iDNES in Czech. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.