Top Diplomat in Trump Admin Leaving State Dept

This is the second high-profile figure to step away from the administration recently.

The military commander who announced his resignation is responsible for the Pentagon’s intensifying operations against vessels in the Caribbean Sea that the Trump administration alleges are engaged in drug smuggling.

Adm. Alvin Holsey, the officer in charge of the U.S. Southern Command, which oversees operations in Central and South America, is stepping down from his position, despite the Pentagon’s swift deployment of approximately 10,000 troops in the region for what it describes as a significant counterdrug and counterterrorism initiative.

The reason for Admiral Holsey’s abrupt departure, occurring less than a year into a typically three-year tenure and amidst the most significant operation of his 37-year career, remains unexplained.

However, one current and one former U.S. official, both speaking anonymously on personnel issues, indicated that Admiral Holsey had expressed apprehensions about the mission and the assaults on the purported drug vessels.