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‘Drone Guy’: The Rising Star Who Has Become Trump’s Man on Ukraine
Army Secretary Dan Driscoll is being groomed to succeed Pete Hegseth amid leadership concerns and a pending Pentagon watchdog report on Hegseth’s use of Signal.
- Early next year, Pentagon officials are preparing Army Secretary Dan Driscoll to replace Secretary Pete Hegseth, with a positive mood as staff ready for a departmental shuffle.
- Pentagon officials point to internal criticisms like Secretary Pete Hegseth being `a chaos agent` and `decision averse`, with replacement talk intensifying after reporting earlier this year about classified exchanges via Signal.
- Army Secretary Dan Driscoll has expanded his portfolio to lead the Army, act as head of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, and serve as point person for National Guard deployments, traveling last week to Kyiv and meeting in Geneva on Sunday.
- CNN reported likely Cabinet shakeups early next year, naming Homeland Secretary Kristi Noem, Energy Secretary Chris Wright, and Secretary Pete Hegseth as possible departures, while a Pentagon watchdog report could revive calls for Hegseth's resignation despite press secretary denials.
- At 39, Mr. Driscoll's rapid rise reflects his Yale Law School ties to Vice President Vance and combat experience, while a person close to the White House says his success is on merit amid Cabinet turnover after a first year.
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Last week, he suddenly appeared at the side of Ukrainian President Zelenskyy to negotiate peace with Russia: Dan Driscoll. For the...
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‘Drone guy’: The rising star who has become Trump’s man on Ukraine
A former senior White House official told London’s Telegraph that Driscoll was the “workhorse” who was “exactly” what Trump was looking for, and could deliver where the war secretary had failed. Loading Driscoll had what he called a comfortable, middle-class childhood, “growing up in the mountains” of Boone, North Carolina. Most of it was spent outdoors, he said on a podcast. His father was an infantryman in the Vietnam War, and his grandfather …
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