After clashes with Hegseth, Army secretary says he isn't going anywhere

Source: Washington Post

Army Secretary Dan Driscoll has no plans to resign or otherwise leave his role at the Pentagon, he said in a statement to The Washington Post on Tuesday, after a series of internal clashes with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth that have caused other U.S. officials to question how long they can coexist.

Driscoll’s statement follows last week’s abrupt ouster of the Army’s top officer, Gen. Randy George, and two other senior military leaders — and as Hegseth’s top spokesman, Sean Parnell, has privately told colleagues that he is interested in Driscoll’s job should it become open, according to officials familiar with the matter.

Hegseth and Driscoll have disagreed on numerous issues, including Hegseth’s moves to block the promotions of several Army officers, said these people, who like some others spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss the men’s relationship.

“Serving under President Trump has been the honor of a lifetime and I remain laser focused on providing America with the strongest land fighting force the world has ever seen,” Driscoll said in his statement to The Post, which has not previously been reported. “I have no plans to depart or resign as the Secretary of the Army.”

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