Hegseth Asked Top Admiral to Resign After Months of Discord

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Source: The Wall Street Journal.

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Hegseth Asked Top Admiral to Resign After Months of Discord

Relationship between Pentagon chief and military leader had been deteriorating since Trump's inauguration

By Lara Seligman, Vera Bergengruen and Alexander Ward
Dec. 3, 2025 7:00 pm ET

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth shocked official Washington in mid-October when he announced that the four-star head of U.S. military operations in the Caribbean was retiring less than a year into his tenure.

But according to two Pentagon officials, Hegseth asked Adm. Alvin Holsey to step down, a de facto ouster that was the culmination of months of discord between Hegseth and the officer. It began days after President Trump's inauguration in January and intensified months later when Holsey had initial concerns about the legality of lethal strikes on alleged drug boats in the Caribbean, according to former officials aware of the discussions.

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[JT45242]

1. Replacement of all who obey military oath and code with those who pledge loyalty to mango Mussolini alone

They can't have leadership that won't fire on civilians if kegsbreath, mango Mussolini, and team want to avoid the long prison terms they deserve.

They are staging for the coup part two.

Jan 6 was amateur. This time it will be full out civil war with some parts of the military killing normal Americans like they were Venezuelan fishermen.

[Ford_Prefect]

2. Sounds like he should be testifying for the House and Senate committees. Can't wait to see it.

[3Hotdogs]

3. IF the Holsey resigns or gets fired, who does Keggie blame next for future fuck-ups?

----- aw, stupid me. Biden gets the blame.