# Dan Driscoll’s Parting Shot
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Publisher: The Atlantic · published 2026-09-01 · read 2026-09-09

Original: https://www.theatlantic.com/national-security/2026/08/driscoll-hegseth-military-resignation/688479/

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## Who is named (7)

- [Anna Kelly](https://truthscore.com/entity/42b5fb97)
- [Dan Driscoll](https://truthscore.com/entity/684256af)
- [General Randy George](https://truthscore.com/entity/7c80891d)
- [U.S. Army](https://truthscore.com/entity/98db3a49)
- [General Christopher LaNeve](https://truthscore.com/entity/bee60398)
- [Pete Hegseth](https://truthscore.com/entity/c7e5e438)
- [President Trump](https://truthscore.com/entity/fb60a93a)

## What it added

- [Dan Driscoll brought his concerns about the future of the U.S. Army under Pete Hegseth directly to President Trump during a White House meeting last week.](https://truthscore.com/claim/0d829a9c)
  > During 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.
- [President Trump was surprised when Dan Driscoll told him how many generals and other top officers had been fired, pushed out, or passed over for promotion…](https://truthscore.com/claim/086066f9)
  > Trump was surprised when Driscoll told him how many generals and other top officers had been fired, pushed out, or passed over for promotion under Hegseth, one of the people said.
- [Dan Driscoll informed President Trump of his intention to resign.](https://truthscore.com/claim/63240875)
  > Driscoll informed the president of his intention to resign—and by today, Driscoll was on his way out.
- [By today, Dan Driscoll was on his way out.](https://truthscore.com/claim/aa0ba36d)
  > by today, Driscoll was on his way out.
- [Pete Hegseth’s purge has left the U.S. Army without a top civilian leader, a Senate‑confirmed top general, a confirmed Army general in charge of operations, or…](https://truthscore.com/claim/ae5146ac)
  > Hegseth’s purge of the military has been so dramatic that with Driscoll gone, the military’s largest service is left without a top civilian leader, a Senate-confirmed top general, a confirmed Army general in charge of operations, or a confirmed commander of Army troops in Europe.
- [Because of the firings across the service over the past year, the U.S. Army has fewer generals than at any point in recent history.](https://truthscore.com/claim/24dc28e9)
  > Because of all the firings across the service over the past year, the Army, with more than 450,000 active-duty soldiers positioned across the globe, has fewer generals than at any point in recent history.
- [White House spokesperson Anna Kelly said Dan Driscoll had been highly effective in improving soldier readiness and advancing other administration priorities.](https://truthscore.com/claim/225dfb26)
  > The White House spokesperson Anna Kelly said that Driscoll had been “highly effective” in improving soldier readiness and advancing other administration priorities.
- [Anna Kelly wrote that the United States Army is more powerful than ever thanks to Dan Driscoll’s work alongside the Commander‑in‑Chief and Secretary of War.](https://truthscore.com/claim/39aad99e)
  > “The United States Army is more powerful than ever thanks to his work alongside the Commander-in-Chief and Secretary of War,” Kelly wrote in a statement, using the administration’s preferred term for the Department of Defense.
- [Dan Driscoll’s spokesperson declined to comment and Dan Driscoll did not respond to a call seeking comment.](https://truthscore.com/claim/c8648550)
  > Driscoll’s spokesperson declined to comment, and Driscoll did not respond to a call seeking comment.
- [Since early last year, Pete Hegseth has sought to reshape the U.S. Army.](https://truthscore.com/claim/ef338fe8)
  > Since his arrival at the Pentagon early last year, Hegseth—a former Fox News host who appealed to Trump loyalists by deriding a “woke” military and advocating for leniency for troops charged with war crimes—has sought to reshape the Army.
- [Pete Hegseth fired General Randy George in April.](https://truthscore.com/claim/1ea81c78)
  > Hegseth ultimately fired the general in April.
- [General Christopher LaNeve has been acting as the top Army commander, often going straight to Pete Hegseth for decisions and bypassing Dan Driscoll, according…](https://truthscore.com/claim/32b867ff)
  > General Christopher LaNeve, who was picked by Hegseth as the No. 2 officer in the Army, has been acting in that role, often going straight to Hegseth for decisions, bypassing Driscoll, according to defense officials.

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