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Trump picks Daniel Driscoll as secretary of Army

by Filip Timotija - 12/04/24 11:53 AM ET

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President-elect Trump has tapped businessman and Army veteran Daniel Driscoll to be his secretary of the Army.

“As a former Soldier, Investor, and Political Advisor, Dan brings a powerful combination of experiences to serve as a disruptor and change agent,” Trump said in the Wednesday announcement on Truth Social.

Driscoll is a senior advisor to Trump’s vice presidential pick, Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio). He served in the Army for three and a half years and was deployed to Iraq in 2009, according to the Asheville Citizen Times. Upon returning to the U.S., he attended Yale Law School, where he met Vance.

In 2020, Driscoll ran to represent North Carolina’s 11th district, but ended up losing in the party’s primary contest to former Rep. Madison Cawthorn (R-N.C.). He has also worked in North Carolina as an investment banker.

Driscoll would need to be confirmed by the Senate. Republicans will have the majority in the chamber early next year. He would oversee more than a million active-duty soldiers and the branch’s annual budget. The Army is the military’s largest branch.

Christine Wormuth is now the Army secretary. She became the first woman to serve in that role after being picked by President Biden in April 2021.

“Dan will be a fearless and relentless fighter for America’s Soldiers and the America First agenda,” Trump said.

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