Former top Pentagon spokesman John Ullyot is resigning at the end of the week, according to media reports Thursday.
"Last month, as that time approached, the Secretary (Pete Hegseth) and I talked and could not come to an agreement on another good fit for me at DOD (Department of Defense).
"So I informed him today that I will be leaving at the end of this week," Ullyot was quoted in reports.
Ullyot was the acting assistant to Hegseth for public affairs until February, when Sean Parnell, a former congressional candidate, was selected as the Pentagon's chief spokesman.
"I made clear to Secretary Hegseth before the inauguration that I was not interested in being number two to anyone in public affairs," said Ullyot.
