The sudden departure of Daniel Driscoll comes after Pentagon chief removed senior officers and blocked promotions, prompting warnings of a leadership crisis<\/p>\n
A senior Senate Democrat accused Pentagon secretary Pete Hegseth of having \u201chollowed out\u201d the Army\u2019s senior ranks after its top civilian leader resigned after months of internal clashes with Hegseth.<\/p>\n
No official reason was given for army secretary Daniel Driscoll\u2019s departure after 18 months on the job, while thousands of US soldiers are deployed in the Middle East. In a statement on Monday night, White House spokesperson Anna Kelly said Driscoll had been \u201chighly effective in advancing President Trump\u2019s agenda\u201d, citing his work on \u201creadiness and lethality\u201d and his role in Russia-Ukraine negotiations.<\/p>\n
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