Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is increasingly consumed by “paranoia” over the possibility he could be pushed out and replaced by Army Secretary Dan Driscoll, according to a Friday report in the New York Post. The report, citing current and former administration officials, said Hegseth’s anxiety about Driscoll’s standing inside President Donald Trump’s orbit helped drive this week’s abrupt ouster of Army Chief of Staff Gen. Randy George, along with Gen. David Hodne and Maj. Gen. William Green. And he’s been told by the White House he can’t fire Driscoll, at least for the moment,” the source told the Post’s Steven Nelson.
Author: Kathryn Wilkens
Published at: 2026-04-03 22:34:38
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