Army Secretary Dan Driscoll resigns from post
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Add Axios on Google U.S. Army Secretary Dan Driscoll in Washington, D.C., last year. Photo: Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images
U.S. Army Secretary Dan Driscoll is stepping down from his post, according to a Department of Defense official.
Why it matters: Driscoll, the youngest Army secretary in U.S. history, was well-liked in the military and regarded as a Trump 2.0 power player who took on a diplomatic role in talks to end the war between Russia and Ukraine.
Between the lines: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth did not warm to Driscoll as the two worked at the Department of Defense, but Driscoll's friendship with Vice President JD Vance offered him some protection.
What they're saying: "Secretary Driscoll has been highly effective in advancing President Trump's agenda to Make America Strong Again at the Department of the Army by providing outstanding leadership during historic military operations, restoring an emphasis on readiness and lethality, assisting with negotiations between Russia and Ukraine, and more," White House spokesperson Anna Kelly said in a statement.
The big picture: Driscoll, nicknamed "drone guy" for his work on military modernization, had a meteoric rise in the Trump administration after the president nominated him Army secretary.
Driscoll's growth was in part boosted by a willingness to engage media outside the Pentagon's preferred conservative press pool and an expansive travel circuit, Axios' Colin Demarest writes .
Flashback: In November, Driscoll traveled to Ukraine to present a U.S. peace plan, an unusual task for the Army secretary, making him the highest-ranking administration official to take the trip.
Go deeper: The rise of Dan Driscoll, Army secretary turned envoy
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