Dan Driscoll’s Parting Shot
Army Secretary Dan Driscoll resigned after personally warning President Trump about the negative impact of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's personnel purges. The departure leaves the US Army with significant leadership vacancies at a time of mounting global military demands.
Why it matters
It underscores a deepening crisis of institutional knowledge and leadership continuity within the US military, potentially impacting operational readiness.
The Army Secretary told Trump about problems in the Army and his friction with Hegseth, then resigned.
Andrew Harnik / Getty August 31, 2026, 9:24 PM ET Share Save D uring a White House meeting last week , Army Secretary Dan Driscoll brought his concerns about the future of the Army under Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth directly to President Trump—a sign of how far tensions between the two Pentagon leaders had escalated, and of the dysfunction inside the building, four people familiar with the conversation told us.
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