Media: US Army Secretary resigns
U.S. Army Secretary Daniel Driscoll has submitted his resignation to President Donald Trump after months of disagreements with Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth. The White House has accepted his resignation, NBC News reported.
According to media reports, US Army Secretary Daniel Driscoll is resigning. This was first reported by The Wall Street Journal, with sources later confirming this information by Reuters and the AP.
NBC News sources reported that the White House has accepted Driscoll's resignation. According to The Wall Street Journal, he is expected to leave the Pentagon in the coming days.
Driscoll's resignation was caused by months of disagreements with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth over the direction of the US Armed Forces and the dismissal of a number of senior officers.
White House Deputy Press Secretary Anna Kelly said that Driscoll worked effectively in the implementation of the Donald Trump administration's program at the US Army Department. He prioritized military training and the combat effectiveness of weapons, and also facilitated negotiations between Russia and Ukraine.
Driscoll's possible resignation has been reported before. The Wall Street Journal reported on August 21 that he planned to leave his post by the end of the year due to disagreements with Pete Hegseth.
According to Reuters, Driscoll's departure could be the latest in a series of personnel changes at various levels of the Pentagon leadership during Donald Trump's second term. In April of this year, the Chief of Staff of the US Army Randy George and a number of other senior military officials were dismissed.
Daniel Driscoll is a friend and former classmate of US Vice President Jay Dee Vance. He was appointed Donald Trump's special representative for Ukraine in November 2025, replacing Keith Kellogg.
Driscoll had been the US Army Secretary since February 2025. Reuters notes that in this position, he advocated a "flexible approach" to arming the army, supported the purchase of relatively inexpensive weapons, and criticized large arms manufacturers.