Trump names Adam Telle as acting Army secretary
President Donald Trump has appointed Adam Telle as the acting Army secretary following the resignation of Dan Driscoll. Telle, a former staffer for Republican senators, moves into the role amid reported tensions within the Pentagon.
Why it matters
The appointment reflects ongoing leadership shifts within the U.S. Department of Defense during the current administration.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Thursday named Adam Telle, a civilian leader in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, as the acting Army secretary following the departure of Dan Driscoll amid widespread reports of tensions with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.
Telle is currently the assistant secretary of the Army for civil works. But he spent more than 20 years working for Republican senators as well as in the White House during Trump’s first term, serving as the president’s chief liaison to the Senate, according to an Army bio .
“He is a Great Patriot, who is respected by all,” Trump wrote in a Truth Social post.
Hegseth echoed that in his own post on X.
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