Hegseth Directs Army Secretary To Fire Public Affairs Chief
Hegseth Directs Army Secretary To Fire Public Affairs Chief
Hegseth Directs Army Secretary To Fire Public Affairs Chief
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth has directed Army Secretary Dan Driscoll to remove Col. Dave Butler from his position as chief of Army public affairs and senior adviser to the Army secretary, according to a report by Fox News.
Driscoll is currently in Geneva as part of a U.S. negotiating team working on efforts related to the war in Ukraine, Fox News reported.
Butler previously served as head of public affairs for the Joint Chiefs of Staff during the tenure of Army Gen. Mark Milley as chairman. He had been slated for promotion to brigadier general and appeared for two consecutive years on an Army list of 34 officers selected for advancement.
The promotion list has reportedly been delayed for nearly four months after Hegseth raised concerns about several officers included by the Army selection board. Under federal law, the defense secretary cannot unilaterally remove individual names from a promotion list once it has been submitted.
According to an Army official cited in the report, Butler offered to voluntarily withdraw his name from consideration in an effort to allow the broader list of promotions to move forward.
Driscoll, an Army veteran and a close ally of Vice President JD Vance—who attended Yale Law School with Vance—had resisted Hegseth’s ongoing pressure to fire Butler for months due to Butler’s significant contributions to the transformation of the Army.
“We greatly appreciate COL Dave Butler’s lifetime of service in America’s Army and to our nation,” Driscoll said in a statement. “Dave has been an integral part of the Army’s transformation efforts and I sincerely wish him tremendous success in his upcoming retirement after 28 years of service.”
Butler accompanied Driscoll to Ukraine to help start peace negotiations in November 2025, Fox stated, adding that Hegseth’s firing demand came late last week.
In 2025, Hegseth took charge at the Pentagon and quickly began to dismiss high-ranking officers or push them into early retirement, often without providing reasons or justifications. Among those affected were Adm. Lisa Franchetti, then chief of naval operations; Gen. CQ Brown, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; Gen. James Mingus, who held the position of vice chief of the Army; Gen. Douglas A. Sims, director of the Joint Staff; Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Allvin; Gen. James Slife, vice chief of the Air Force; and Gen. Timothy Haugh, director of the National Security Agency, among others.
Butler, recognized as one of the Army’s top communicators, played a vital role alongside elite special operations units during numerous missions overseas while attached to the Army’s Delta Force from 2010 to 2014.
From 2015 to 2018, he served as the public affairs officer for Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC) at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. During this time, he worked closely with Gen. Scott Miller when Miller was in command of JSOC from 2016 to 2018.
Following Miller’s request, Butler then deployed to Afghanistan when Miller took command there from 2018 to 2019.
Throughout this period, he acted as the chief spokesman and director of communications for all U.S. and NATO forces while Miller held the position of top four-star general in Afghanistan, Fox reported.
A former four-star officer who once commanded U.S. Special Operations said Butler was “the consummate professional, the most competent Public Affairs officer I have ever worked with and a gifted practitioner of strategic communications.”
In 2025, as part of the Army’s 250th birthday celebrations, President Donald Trump acknowledged Butler specifically for his efforts in assisting the Army chief with organizing the parade in Washington, D.C.
In December, a federal appeals court sided with Hegseth and the Trump administration over its reimposed policy barring transgender Americans from serving in the U.S. military. At the same time, the appeals panel chided the lower federal district court judge appointed by Joe Biden over her ruling against the Pentagon.
She's Dead' — President Trump Stuns the World with
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The return of national sovereignty and administrative lethality has officially reached its historic zenith on April 9, 2026. In a blockbuster announcement that has left the globalist elite and the radical DNC establishment "reeling," the Khamenei dynasty has been officially extinguished. Iranian state media has confirmed the death of Mansoureh Khojasteh Bagherzadeh, the 79-year-old widow of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Her death, resulting from injuries sustained in the same "staggering" US-Israeli precision strike that eliminated her husband 48 hours earlier, marks the final collapse of a regime that has defined 47 years of global extortion, corruption, and state-sponsored terror.
President Donald J. Trump, fulfilling the 2026 mandate to protect the American family and secure the "Shield of the Americas," has stunned the world by confirming that the Iranian "new potential leadership" is already begging for talks. While the radical Left in Washington continues to push a "word salad" of international law and "war crime" accusations, the President is moving with "operational lethality" to ensure that the 47-year cycle of death never returns. "They want to talk, and I have agreed to talk," the President told The Atlantic, signaling that the era of "wink-and-nod" diplomacy is over, and the era of the "Art of the Deal" from a position of total victory has begun.
OPERATION EPIC FURY: DISMANTLING THE NUCLEAR APPARATUS AND RESTORING GLOBAL ORDER
The military success of "Operation Epic Fury" has been nothing short of "staggering." Since the campaign began, US and Israeli forces have targeted over 130 cities, effectively breaking the back of the Iranian paramilitary Revolutionary Guard. The Natanz nuclear enrichment site, the heart of the regime’S nuclear ambitions, has been neutralized, proving that the Trump-GOP platform of "Maximum Pressure" was the only viable path to a safer world. While Iranian officials like Reza Najafi claim the strikes are "unlawful," the reality is that the American taxpayer is no longer interested in funding the nuclear blackmail of radical extremists.
The regional impact of this victory is already being felt from the Gulf of Oman to the Mediterranean. Despite a minor "absolute disaster" in Kuwait—where friendly fire resulted in the ejection of six US aircrew who were successfully recovered—the operational focus remains unabated. Saudi Aramco’S temporary shutdown of the Ras Tanura refinery in response to dying drone attacks was a "precautionary" measure that highlights the desperate, final gasps of a collapsing regime. The 213-203 House victory to fund the border and the 5% GDP growth miracle have provided the economic and political capital for this historic cleanup of global terror.
THE ART OF THE NEW DEAL: WHY TRUMP’S STRENGTH IS THE ONLY PATH TO PERMANENT PEACE
As Iran enters a 40-day mourning period for the "fallen" Khameneis, the "standing filibuster" of truth is finally reaching the people of Tehran. The death of Bagherzadeh, who once boasted of her role in the 1979 revolution, marks the symbolic end of the "shiller-looter" era of the mullahs. President Trump has made it clear: the US military operation "continues unabated" until a simple, secure, and transparent agreement is reached with the emerging leadership. This is the 2026 mandate in action—a rejection of the "insane base" narratives and a return to the principle that American honor is non-negotiable.
The final verdict on the fall of the Khamenei dynasty is one of unprecedented success for the Commander-in-Chief. By eliminating the architects of terror and forcing the "new potential leadership" to the table, Trump has achieved in weeks what decades of "wink-and-nod" diplomacy failed to do. The 2026 midterm shield is being forged by these exact moments of executive clarity. We will stay vigilant, we will stay relentless, and we will continue to win for the American family. God bless the USA and the leaders who refuse to be intimidated by the mob or the dying regime. The morning light of American integrity is finally breaking through the shadows of the Middle East, and we are making America—and the World—Great Again once and for all.
*THROW THEIR A*SES IN PRISON' - JD Vance Looks Into Cameras, Drops Major News
CINCINNATI, OH — APRIL 13, 2026 — The return of National Sovereignty and Administrative Lethality has moved from the corridors of power in D.C. to the sidewalks of the Heartland. As Vice President JD Vance toured northeast Ohio this Monday to rally support for President Donald J. Trump’s "one big, beautiful bill"—the legislative engine driving our current economic boom—he was confronted with a grim reminder of the "machine of disruption" still operating in our urban centers.
A horrific downtown Cincinnati brawl, captured in a viral video that has disgusted the nation, became the focal point of the Vice President’s visit. Vance didn't just provide a comment; he provided a Restoration Mandate. Looking directly into the camera, the Vice President delivered a surgical strike against the radical DNC’s culture of lawlessness: "The only way to destroy that street violence is to take the thugs who engage in that violence and throw their aes in prison."**
I. THE CINCINNATI SAVAGE ATTACK: NO MORE EXCUSES
The incident in question—a 3:00 a.m. Saturday massacre that the local authorities pathetically referred to as a "fight"—involved a mob of lawless individuals violently attacking innocent citizens. The footage is chilling: a crowd stamping on the skull of a man cowering on the ground, and a single mother, identified as Holly, being "cold-cocked" and knocked unconscious as she tried to intervene.
In the 2026 Renaissance, we have no time for the "context" usually offered by radical activists to excuse such brutality. As Vance noted, there is no context that justifies a grown man sucker-punching a middle-aged woman.
“What I saw is a mob of lawless thugs beating up on an innocent person, and it’s disgusting,” Vance declared. “And I hope every single one of those people who engage in violence is prosecuted to the full extent of the law.”
The Vice President’s blunt rhetoric is a hallmark of the Warrior-President’s second term. We are no longer a nation that "seeks to understand" the criminal; we are a nation that seeks to incite justice.
II. THE FAILURE OF LOCAL LEADERSHIP: RAMASWAMY EXPOSES THE ROT
While the Trump-Vance administration moves with wartime speed, the local radical establishment in Cincinnati is reeling from a staggering display of incompetence. Vivek Ramaswamy, a leading voice in the 2026 Restoration and a candidate for Ohio Governor, revealed a shocking lack of support for the victims.
According to Ramaswamy, who spoke directly with the victim "Holly," not a single local or state official had reached out to her in the 48 hours following the attack, save for one lone detective. There were no police in the area during the attack, and no ambulance was dispatched to take a woman with "blood streaming from her lips" to the hospital.
This is the "schizophrenic" reality of urban centers still under the thumb of the radical DNC. They prioritize "equity" over the safety of a single working mom who just wanted to celebrate a friend’s birthday. The 119th Congress and the 47th President are watching this failure, and the message is clear: if local authorities refuse to protect their citizens, the Victorious American mandate will find leaders who will.
III. RECLAIMING THE AMERICAN CITY: DOWNTOWN IS FOR FAMILIES
Vice President Vance’s critique extended beyond Cincinnati to the broader Midwest. He called out the radical authorities in cities like Akron, Canton, and Columbus, who have allowed lawlessness to run wild. In the 2026 Restoration, we believe that taking your wife or children out for a meal shouldn't be a gamble with street violence.
The "one big, beautiful bill" that Vance is promoting in Ohio is about more than just tax cuts; it’s about the resources required to make America Rich, Happy, and Safe again. You cannot have 5% GDP growth if people are afraid to walk to a restaurant in a "great American city."
The Prosecution Mandate: Five individuals have already been charged, but the Cincinnati Police Chief has warned that many more arrests are forthcoming.
The State Support: Vance signaled his trust in Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost to ensure these "thugs" are prosecuted to the full extent of the law.
IV. THE 2026 RENAISSANCE: JUSTICE FOR HOLLY
The victims of this attack suffered "pretty serious injuries," according to FOP President Ken Kober. In the previous era of weakness, these victims might have been forgotten in favor of the "disenfranchised" narrative of the attackers. But in 2026, the Victorious American spirit belongs to the victims.
The 47th President has overseen a judicial shift that prioritizes the Sovereignty of the Citizen over the comfort of the criminal. When JD Vance says these people belong in jail for a "very long time," he isn't just speaking for himself; he is speaking for the 85% of Heartland citizens who are enjoying the Great Restoration and want to see it extend to every sidewalk in the country.
CONCLUSION: THE FINAL VERDICT ON STREET VIOLENCE
The era of "lawlessness running wild" is officially entering its final act. With the 47th President’s administrative lethality and JD Vance’s unwavering resolve, the message to the mobs of Cincinnati is unmistakable: the camera is watching, the law is coming, and the prison cells are waiting.
God bless the victims of this savage attack, and God bless the leaders who refuse to be intimidated by the radical elite as we restore order to our great American cities. The 2026 Restoration is unabated, and the streets will be safe again for the long haul.
