Army Secretary Dan Driscoll resigns after clashes with Hegseth over reforms
60 sourcesUpdated Sep 9, 2026
Army Secretary Dan Driscoll resigned after clashes with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth over modernization and leadership reshuffles. Hegseth has forcibly removed or stalled promotions for dozens of senior officers, including Army Chief of Staff Gen. Randy George, and placed loyalists such as Gen. LaNeve in key roles, yielding a perceived leadership gap. Driscoll reportedly raised concerns with President Trump about the Army’s transformation and a widening readiness shortfall as the service handles heavy deployments and missile-defense duties. The controversy centers on Hegseth’s decision to remove four officers from a promotions list—two Black men and two women—sparking bipartisan scrutiny over Army readiness and modernization. The resignation highlights bipartisan concerns about the health of the military’s leadership and the effectiveness of internal reform amid ongoing global deployments.
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Driscoll is another DEI carry over from the last administration. To say he’s a right hand man is laughable. More Like left hand man.
Driscoll is a flunky carry over from the DEI pentagon. To say he was a right hand man is laughable.
Driscoll should STFU. He is obstructing President Trump and thereby opposing the welfare of our country. He is divisive. I wouldn't hire a grandstanding, misguided blabbermouth like him. He is deliverately undermining our president and SecDef Hegseth who are doing a fabulous job. Just watch the Left hire rectal orifice Driscoll.
Acting officials running the Army again is getting old. Congress needs to move faster on confirmations regardless of who's in charge.
Wonder what actually caused the friction with Hegseth, feels like there's more to this story than "tensions.
Losing another Senate-confirmed leader right now is not a good look for the Army's stability.
