# US Army Secretary Dan Driscoll quits: ‘What we’ve seen is almost a factional clash’

https://mins.news/en/video/47274

- France 24 English, 2026-09-06 11:34 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c3APATADjzg

> Amid the US conflict with Iran, Democrats and some Republicans are warning of a leadership void at the top of the US military. Army Secretary Dan Driscoll, the Army’s senior civilian official, resigned this week after widespread reports of tensions with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. Walter Ladwig of King’s College London discusses the situation.

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