{"id":47980,"date":"2025-04-17T16:31:37","date_gmt":"2025-04-17T16:31:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2025\/04\/17\/former-pentagon-spokesman-tied-to-dei-purge-asked-to-resign-official\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T15:58:55","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T15:58:55","slug":"former-pentagon-spokesman-tied-to-dei-purge-asked-to-resign-official","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/pentagon\/2025\/04\/17\/former-pentagon-spokesman-tied-to-dei-purge-asked-to-resign-official\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Pentagon spokesman tied to DEI purge asked to resign: Official"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Former Pentagon spokesman John Ullyot was asked to resign this week following a contentious start for Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth\u2019s communications office, a senior defense official told The Associated Press on Thursday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ullyot was one of Hegseth\u2019s initial communications office hires and oversaw some of its most highly visible but controversial moves, including a broad edict to the military services to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2025\/03\/07\/war-heroes-military-firsts-among-26000-images-flagged-in-dei-purge\/\" target=\"_blank\">strip away online images<\/a> that were considered a promotion of diversity, equity or inclusion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That directive led to public outcry when images of <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/jackie-robinson-defense-department-webpage-beed0c8883e7a31af0d9a71615cc643d\" target=\"_blank\">national heroes like Jackie Robinson<\/a> and others were removed. Ullyot told Politico on Wednesday he had come to the decision to resign. A senior defense official familiar with the decision said that wasn\u2019t the case and that Hegseth\u2019s office had requested that Ullyot resign.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ullyot did not immediately respond to a request for comment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ullyot\u2019s departure Wednesday was not tied to the Defense Department&#8217;s ongoing investigation into unauthorized disclosures of information, which so far has led to three other senior Pentagon aides being escorted out of the building.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Colin Carroll, chief of staff to Deputy Defense Secretary Stephen Feinberg; Darin Selnick, deputy chief of staff for Hegseth; and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2025\/04\/15\/pentagon-senior-adviser-dan-caldwell-ousted-in-probe-into-leaks\/\" target=\"_blank\">Dan Caldwell, an aide to Hegseth<\/a>, were placed on leave amid the leak investigation, two other U.S. officials said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It was not immediately clear what leaks led to the departures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">All three officials spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss details that have not been made public.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>John Ullyot oversaw the Pentagon&#8217;s edict to strip away online military images considered promoting DEI. 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