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Another Pentagon official out

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18.04.2025
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Another Pentagon official out

Former top Pentagon spokesperson John Ullyot is resigning from the Defense Department at the end of this week, marking another shake-up in the building.

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Ullyot was the acting assistant to Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth for public affairs until February, when Sean Parnell, a former U.S. Army airborne ranger and ex-Senate candidate, was selected as the Pentagon’s chief spokesperson.

“I made clear to Secretary Hegseth before the Inauguration that I was not interested in being number two to anyone in public affairs, but I would be happy to stand up the Pentagon press operation on an acting basis for two months and get President Trump’s pick up to speed once he came on board,” Ullyot wrote in a statement to The Hill on Thursday.

“Last month, as that time approached, the Secretary and I talked and could not come to an agreement on another good fit for me at DOD, so I informed him today that I will be leaving at the end of this week,” Ullyot said. “It’s been an honor to serve alongside him as part of President Trump’s team, and I remain one of the Secretary’s strongest supporters going forward.”

A defense official told The Hill on Thursday that Ullyot “was asked to resign.”

Ullyot’s departure comes as three top Defense Department officials — two of Hegseth’s aides and the chief of staff to Deputy Secretary of Defense Steve A. Feinberg — were escorted out of the Pentagon earlier this week and placed........

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