Just weeks after the Trump administration’s likely illegal boat strike campaign began, the military official tasked with overseeing the operation was ousted by Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, who was apparently incensed with the admiral for raising concerns about the strikes and other egregious demands made of him, new reporting finds.

The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday that Admiral Alvin Holsey’s shock departure in October, less than a year into his three-year post as the head of the U.S. Southern Command, came as a direct result of pressure by Hegseth, Pentagon officials said.

Holsey did not elaborate on the reasons for his departure when he announced it, and the move sparked confusion and uncertainty. It came as lawmakers were raising alarm about the administration’s

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