John Ullyot said on Wednesday night he'll resign at the end of the week

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Former top Pentagon spokesperson John Ullyot said on Wednesday night he'll resign at the end of the week, per a statement to Politico.

Ullyot's announcement comes in a week when the Pentagon reportedly placed three politically appointed senior aides to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on administrative leave in an investigation into leaks.

The Pentagon has also faced scrutiny in recent weeks over The Atlantic's editor-in-chief being inadvertently added to a Signal group chat planning U.S. strikes in Yemen and the removal of Defense Department webpages deemed linked to diversity, equity, and inclusion, which Ullyot defended.

He held senior roles in the first Trump administration and was acting assistant to the secretary of defense for public affairs until Sean Parnell was named the Pentagon's chief spokesperson in February and assumed the role.

"I made clear to Secretary Hegseth before the inauguration that I was not interested in being number two to anyone in public affairs," Ullyot told Politico.

He said he'd offered to assist in an acting role for two months.

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