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Reports: U.S. Army secretary resigns amid tensions with Defense Secretary Hegseth

From Berlingske · () Danish

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

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  • U.S. Army Secretary Daniel Driscoll has resigned, according to an unnamed source cited by Reuters and reporting from The Wall Street Journal.
  • The reported departure follows months of tension with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and the firing of several senior officers.
  • White House spokeswoman Anna Kelly praised Driscoll’s leadership and said he would leave the Pentagon in the coming days.

Daniel Driscoll, the U.S. secretary of the Army, has resigned after months of tension with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, according to reports cited by Reuters and The Wall Street Journal.

The dispute reportedly centered on the Army’s direction and followed the dismissal of several prominent officers. The Wall Street Journal said Driscoll was expected to leave the Pentagon in the coming days.

excellent leadership

— Anna KellyThe White House spokeswoman praised Driscoll’s performance during military operations.

White House spokeswoman Anna Kelly described Driscoll’s record in strongly positive terms. She said he had provided “excellent leadership” during historic military operations and helped with negotiations between Russia and Ukraine. Kelly also said the Army was “more powerful than ever” because of his work alongside the president and the defense secretary.

The account notes that President Donald Trump signed an executive order last year changing the Defense Department’s name to the War Department. The new title will become permanent only if Congress approves the proposal.

The U.S. Army is more powerful than ever thanks to his work side by side with the commander in chief and the secretary of war.

— Anna KellyKelly’s statement praised Driscoll as news emerged of his resignation.
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Originally published by Berlingske in Danish. 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.

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