Trump appoints Adam Telle as acting secretary of the Army after Daniel Driscoll resigns
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President Donald Trump named Adam Telle, the assistant secretary for civil works, as acting Army secretary following Daniel Driscoll's resignation amid reported tensions with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.
President Donald Trump announced on Thursday that Adam Telle will serve as acting secretary of the Army after Daniel Driscoll stepped down. Telle, who is currently the assistant secretary of the Army for civil works, has previously worked in Congress and spent 18 months in the White House during Trump’s first term as a special assistant for legislative affairs.
Driscoll, an Army veteran who served in Iraq, left the post after 18 months without providing a public explanation. His resignation follows reports of clashes with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and the removal of several of Driscoll’s allies earlier this year. In a statement, Driscoll said serving as Army secretary had been “the honor of a lifetime” and credited Secretary Hegseth for the department’s progress.
Telle’s background includes more than two decades on Capitol Hill, including chief of staff to Senator Bill Hagerty and staff work for the late Senator Thad Cochran. He will assume responsibility for the Army’s operations at a time when the service is engaged in ongoing conflicts in the Middle East and facing shortages of key weapon systems such as Patriot and THAAD missile interceptors.
Republican and Democratic lawmakers expressed concern over Driscoll’s departure, with some attributing the leadership change to Hegseth’s actions. Senator Thom Tillis, a retiring North Carolina Republican, said on social media that Hegseth “is creating a leadership void at the top of our military ranks.”