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Driscoll warned the White House that Hegseth's chaotic and widespread removal of senior Army officers was hurting the force, shrinking the pool of officers available for future senior commands, and blocking vetted officers from advancing to the military's highest ranks.
multiple outlets, traced to a single source · Attributed statement · first recorded Sep 2, 1:30 AM
Although several outlets carry this claim, their reporting traces back to a single shared source — so it counts as one confirmation, not several.
How each outlet reported it
ABC NewsLean left · Sep 2, 1:01 AM
Driscoll warned the White House about unprecedented efforts by Hegseth to block others from advancing into the military's highest ranks after they had been thoroughly vetted.
Cites: sources · Details: unprecedented efforts; block advancement
ABC NewsLean left · Sep 2, 1:01 AM
Driscoll told Trump that Hegseth's chaotic removal of senior Army leaders was hurting the force and shrinking the pool of officers available for future senior commands.
Cites: sources familiar with the conversation · Details: chaotic removal; shrinking pool of officers
ABC NewsLean left · Sep 30, 12:01 AM
Driscoll told Trump the moves were leaving the service with a smaller pool of experienced officers to fill future senior commands.
Cites: people familiar with the situation · Details: told Trump; smaller pool of experienced officers