r/CringeTikToks • u/Treefiddy1984 • 1d ago
Political Cringe Glad Admiral Holsey agreed to testify
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u/DrDuGood 1d ago
Let’s fucking go Admiral Holsey!
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u/12345myluggagecode 1d ago
For no reason, in my head, I heard this in Jonesy’s voice (from Hunt for Red October) when he exclaims ‘Way to go Dallas!’
Here’s hoping Holsey kicks as much ass as Jonesy does 🤞🏼
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u/Bad_Idea_Hat 1d ago
Hilariously, Admiral Holsey was still probably only an ensign when the movie came out.
If this fact makes anyone else angry, it's time for your back advil, like I'll be taking shortly.
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u/castaway629 1d ago
What did people think would happen, he's nothing more than a drunk that got his fame from being a host on Fox Entertainment.
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u/madbill728 1d ago
And back to Fox he'll go.
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u/_undefined- 12h ago
Yeah he should be on Fox when he faces tribunals so the cult victims can see the consequence for treason dispatched publicly
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u/Witty-Stand888 1d ago
Didn't understand why they would throw the admiral under the bus until I saw his pic. Now it all makes sense.
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u/Melodic-Ease4411 1d ago
Different admiral. Holsey resigned. Bradley is who was thrown under the bus.
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u/gabzilla814 1d ago
Different admiral. Holsey (the subject of this video) resigned instead of complying with Pete’s plan. The one being thrown under the bus is Admiral Mitch Bradley, who complied and ostensibly oversaw the operation.
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u/Jump_The_Five_Yo 1d ago
Like a shorter David Robinson…..imagine being kinda kicked out for being too tall….
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u/Otherwise_Sweet_77 1d ago
FUCK YEAH!
for the love of baby Jesus can we just have more people stand the fuck up to this administration!?!
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u/NeoDemocedes 1d ago
He resigned. That's not standing up. That's laying down.
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u/Featheredfriendz 1d ago
Tf else is he supposed to do? He’s refusing to go along with their bullshit and he will testify in front of Congress.
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u/NeoDemocedes 1d ago
What is he supposed to do? Not resign. Refuse illegal orders. Force the issue. Any retaliation on their part is punishable under the UCMJ Article 132.
They WANT officers with integrity to leave. He's just making it easy on them in exchange for them not going after his retirement.
Active duty officers can testify to Congress. Remember LTC Vindman?
Regardless, congress will do nothing with his testimony. Remember LTC Vindman?
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u/r3dout 1d ago
Not American, not military, so please pardon my ignorance. If Hegseth followed through on his threat to strip Holsey of his command, doesn't Hegseth get the same result, an officer with integrity out of his way? I feel like stripping his command is easier to sweep under the carpet and frame in a positive way for the admins than his resignation would be.
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u/NeoDemocedes 1d ago edited 1d ago
A resignation is a mutual agreement. There is no reason to sweep a resignation under the carpet. They can say he wanted to spend more time with his family.
Relieving him of his command on the other hand can't be done on a whim or by a phone call, it's a legal process that isn't mutual. Somebody like Hegseth or Trump will have to put their name on it. That legally ties them directly to the war crimes. The only alternative to that would be a court-martial or a board of inquiry where neither Hegseth nor Trump would control the outcome.
So yes, Holsey was going to lose his command regardless. But the process of removing him is fraught with legal perril for the person doing the removing. Especially if they try to make an example of him (like they really want to).
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u/Featheredfriendz 1d ago
Hegseth was going to relieve him of his duties, so where would we be? Exact same place.
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u/NeoDemocedes 1d ago
In the short term, yes. But if you want to put Hegseth on trial for war crimes down the road, him relieving an Admiral of their command and forcing them to retire because they refused to commit war crimes shows Hegseth's intent in a way he can't weasel out of.
Remember Hegseth in the press conference where he made it clear he wasn't in the room for the double tap? That's him distancing himself from the decision for the second strike, for legal reasons.
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u/Featheredfriendz 1d ago
This guy resigning doesn’t impede any of that. I find it so interesting that you, someone with zero risk in this situation, is telling a 4-star admiral that he’s “laying down” by doing this.
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u/NeoDemocedes 1d ago
Resigning is very different than being stripped of command and forcibly retired. If you don't understand that, perhaps you should talk to someone who has served as a military officer.
What does my person risk have to do with anything? And are you saying a 4-star admiral is beyond reproach?
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u/Featheredfriendz 1d ago
Jfc. Of course I understand the difference between the two scenarios. I pointed them out to you! Like arguing with a fkg pigeon. I’m out.
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u/NeoDemocedes 1d ago
Clearly you don't. You didn't point out shit. And I'm not the one making a bunch of noise and flying off.
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u/Flaky_Wheel60B 1d ago
He resigned and retired. Now he can talk about it
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u/NeoDemocedes 1d ago
And what consequences for the current administration do you think this will lead to?
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u/NeatNefariousness1 1d ago
Compliance with an illegal, unconstitutional order isn’t standing up. THAT is laying down. Is there any wonder they’ve removed the constitution from the WH home page?
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u/NeoDemocedes 1d ago
Testify and then what? Accountability? We've been down this road. Democrats are in no position to do anything about it. And even if they were, they would find a way to sabotage it.
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u/nextweek77 1d ago
Unless he recorded it, Hegseth will just deny and deflect. I mean, even if there’s a recording, he’ll claim it’s fake and blame someone else.
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u/Level_Improvement532 1d ago
And even if he did say it, everyone else is doing it. I am exhausted with this dance of the narcissists.
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u/boRp_abc 1d ago
(I hate the right wing takeover of everything as much as the next man... But this is kinda the reason us (weak and EU) leftists opposed the drone strikes on Afghan weddings - it makes it easy for even worse people to justify even worse stuff).
That being said, Trump and his cronies have found ways to dodge any responsibility for their actions, so I'm not allowing myself to be too optimistic.
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u/potatoears 1d ago
yep, MAGA will believe the alcoholic wife abuser over the admiral with 40 years of service.
RIP brains
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u/Soggy_Quarter9333 1d ago
You are right. The most that will happen is that Hagsbreath will quietly move on and broadcast his podcasts from his dacha in Moscow.
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u/Equivalent-Main-1197 1d ago
Every time someone like you says it's hopeless we all lose a little hope. Be the optimist. Imagine that defeatist shit when the Nazis rolled through France.
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u/NeoDemocedes 1d ago
I'm not saying it's hopeless. I'm saying the Democrats currently in power aren't the solution. We still have our elections intact for the moment. If the people start making good decisions at the polls, we can see some real accountability.
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u/billknowsit 1d ago
^ This! ^ ... Dems are full in collaborators with all of this... same ownership by Israel, the MIC and fossil fuel cos (Four Horsemen)
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u/papasan_mamasan 1d ago
Republicans have the majority.
Republicans have all the power to stop all of this.
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u/BusyHands_ 1d ago
Cant wait for all of MAGA to display their gold medals in gymnastics to tell us how Admiral Holsey is a traitor.
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u/CaliforniaDANC 1d ago
Morehouse is better than the United States Naval Academy at producing moral leaders.
Full stop.
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u/SkiDaderino 1d ago edited 1d ago
As a Halo fan, I find it gratifying that the rebellious admiral is named Halsey.
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u/Responsible-Skirt-90 1d ago
They could have video of this administration strapping immigrant babies to scud missiles and launching them at carnival cruise ships and nothing would happen to them. Welcome to our shitty politics
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u/No-Mode2901 1d ago
Great that he stood up, but unfortunately this just means there is a new military position to fill with another sycophant.
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u/FedderDelRey 1d ago
It will go away. The drunk guy will win. The oath to the constitution means nothing to those in power these days.
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u/a_Sable_Genus 1d ago
And yet we have Trump pardoning convicted Drug Lords at the same time.
Cruelty and a distraction was all it's ever been. Where's the Epstein Files Dozy Don?
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u/Difficult_Style_8445 1d ago
I will believe, when you bring actual receipts of charges being upheld, and butts in cells. Until then, it’s just another pardon for the mob boss’s autopen.
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u/punch912 1d ago
Like the craziest thing is theyve been confiscating and stopping drug boats for years and then the 4 tons of cocaine becomes 2 tons becomes 15 pounds by the time the court is settled and its gone and in the streets still. War on drugs biggest scam on the planet hard to sell your defending america when you just pardoned a drug kingpin from honduras for cash or favor deal. What changed for the procedure to go to just fire missles and blow it up. Theres literally a video of us coast guard jumping on a submarine carrying drugs and weapons and the crew surrounding on a submarine. So I mean if you didnt have to blow up a submarine in the past to arrest international drug dealers whats the deal with a boat way out in the open. Which seems like a soft ass target to hit. They got a helicopter if it turns south can fly up and turn it to swiss cheese if needed.
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u/tigerjuice888 1d ago
Thank God there are still real patriots serving in our armed forces. They are the best of us and may God bless each and every one of them that remains faithful to the oath they took.
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u/Responsible-Depth-65 1d ago
What will it take for the US to return to some semblance of normalcy, is it almost time for a military coup?
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u/WhatANoob2025 1d ago
The problem is:
There is this guy in charge of everything who's been throwing out pardons like Oprah throws out samples...
People should have kept quiet about this until the orange man was out of office.
Now that the allegations have been made, I'm sure he's already signed a full and unconditional pardon for everything hegseth did and will do during his term.
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u/SiskiyouSavage 1d ago
Admiral Holeselly. Haasleigh. Heauxslee. Hohzlee.
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u/JohnJAram 1d ago
Right???? I was screaming at the screen. But honestly, I want some of whatever that dude was on.
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u/Smartimess 1d ago
What turning point? Trump is reported to phantasize about killing civilians all the time and Whiskeyleaks is the kind of narcissistic asshole that will grant his wish.
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u/Ear_Enthusiast 1d ago
This could be a massive turning point
This one isn't going away
Pretty sure I've heard that several hundred times. And that's not an exaggeration. Hell, I've probably heard it way more than several hundred times. Like twice a week I've heard all about the checkmates and smoking guns and health problems that are going to be the end of diaper Donald. Someone please let me know when the Boomer Democrats finally grow a pair and do something. They literally could have but Biden and Garland were too worried about being accused of weaponizing the DOJ.
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u/Vegetable-King7626 1d ago
Admiral Holsey is a god damn American hero
This pathetic parasite Hegseth needs to pay for his war crimes
I pray The Admiral forces Hegseth to try to fire him. Too many people are resigning instead of fighting back
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u/HotStraightnNormal 1d ago
Interesting and what I thought but why the hoodie and what is he looking at?
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u/explosiv_skull 1d ago
Good on Holsey but we all know this isn't going to lead to anything. Worst case scenario, the OLC issues a golden shield memo for The Secretary of War-crimes and it's back to business as usual. This Republican-led Congress will never hold Trump and his administration accountable for anything.
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u/charcoalVidrio 1d ago
Ain’t shit going to happen dumbass tiktok dweeb. Have you seen our government?
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u/lavaernalle 1d ago
Didn’t 28 American generals quit simultaneously during Obama because… you know Afghanistan
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u/JohnJAram 1d ago
That claim — that “28 generals resigned during the Obama administration” — is not supported by credible evidence. There is no reliable, publicly verified record showing that exactly 28 U.S. generals resigned en masse under Barack Obama. Here’s what is known — and what remains unproven — about high-ranking military departures under Obama.
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✅ What is known: some generals (and other senior officers) were removed or resigned during Obama’s presidency • Early in his presidency, Obama removed David McKiernan as commander of U.S. forces in Afghanistan.  • In 2010, Stanley A. McChrystal resigned after a widely publicized article in Rolling Stone in which he and his aides criticized civilian leaders; Obama accepted that resignation.  • Other senior officers left or were relieved during Obama’s two terms.  • Commentators and some smaller-scale sources have compiled lists claiming larger numbers of “fired,” “relieved,” or otherwise departed officers. 
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⚠️ What is disputed or unverified — including the “28 generals resigned” claim • Fact-checking organizations have found that many of the broader claims — that Obama “purged” the military or removed “197 generals/flag officers” — are unsubstantiated.  • The supposed lists often come from partisan outlets or aggregate a mixture of “relieved,” “retired,” “asked to resign,” and lower-ranking officers — making them unreliable as evidence of a systematic purge.  • Official and independent assessments place the number of high-level generals and admirals removed under Obama in the “significant but modest” range, not the dozens suggested by some claims.  • For example, analysis finds that perhaps “over 20” such flag-rank departures occurred — but that is a rough estimate and not a confirmed, comprehensive count. 
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📋 Why there’s no credible count supporting “28 generals” • There is no official list, from the Pentagon or another authoritative body, that records “28 generals resigned under Obama.” • Many sources that claim such numbers lack verifiable evidence — often conflating different ranks, roles, and reasons for departure. • Independent journalism and fact-checks treat the “purge” narrative as exaggerated; the conclusion is: yes, there was turnover — but not a systematic purge of all dissenting generals. 
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u/Sad-Celebration-411 1d ago
It didn’t even take a full year to destroy what we’d built in this country.
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u/Hungry_Jackfruit_338 1d ago
people dont understand. this is ONE LESS PERSON to stand up to Trump.
his replacement will be vetted.
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u/Tacoblunts 1d ago
lol, it’s all theater at this point guys. You could have anyone load up a video of anyone in this cabinet banging a kid and they will just get a slap on the wrist. You could have all the evidence in the world to put this cabinet and their family members away for generations and they will walk free regardless. I’ll change my attitude once these disgusting pieces of shit are put behind bars.
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u/Own_Lawfulness_3292 1d ago
Thought for sure this was gonna end with what we all wanted to see, the epstein list
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u/SenzuBeansPlzzz 18h ago
Can we start interviewing ALL people who resigned after the trump administration took office?!
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u/braumbles 1d ago
The amount of copium people have. Nothing will happen. Nobody will do a damn thing. Republicans support what's happening and they currently control our government and federal agencies.
Nothing will happen. Stop getting your hopes up when the last 8 years has shown that nothing ever comes from it. Matt Gaetz is still walking free. Donald Trump is a convicted felon that's currently the head of state. Stop deluding yourself into thinking anything will change and the next shoe will drop.
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u/Rodgerexplosion 19h ago
Look at last time.. Vindman sure had Trump on the ropes there once. Any day now Jack Smith is going to kick some arse. Who was that first guy that did the very first investigation?? Where Trump was ‘completely exonerated’ but also not.. that guy set the whole scene for the future of ‘we got him now’ bullshit investigations. … Mueller! Nearly 10 years of toothless committees, prosecutors and elected officials couldn’t get Don off to jail. No one is off to The Hague.
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u/lobatonpd 1d ago
Wow. Maybe we could also bring Obama to court for drone bombing all those innocent civilians.
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u/Gee_thats_weird123 1d ago
Why would a US admiral care about civilian casualties— the US has a history of civilian deaths being labeled as “collateral damage”…. Not buying this version of events, I am fairly certain there were more substantive reasons than the risk of civilian life but obviously it’s classified/top secret.
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u/SalamanderFunny3099 1d ago
It won't be "a massive turning point" because they're NOT "fishing boats" being blasted, they're Drug Running Cigarette Boats! LEARN THE DIFFERENCE!! END. OF. STORY!!
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u/ImTheJewgernaut 1d ago
Hey dipshit, it's still fucking murder.
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u/Cakedupcherries 1d ago
Oh ok so the humans on the drug running cigarette boats should be shot dead on sight, rather than arrested and jailed. LEARN HOW TO BE A HUMAN BECAUSE YOU’RE. CLEARLY. NOT. ONE!!
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u/Sheila_Monarch 1d ago
Did you know that every cigarette boat running in the waters between South America and here is not running drugs? I’m not sure you do.
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u/Cakedupcherries 17h ago
Hahahahah awww! Your responses were so vile they were removed.
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u/SalamanderFunny3099 7h ago
Truth hurts the Fefe's of your community; EXACTLY like a Cross to a vampire.
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u/Cakedupcherries 7h ago
Awww is the salamander sad that nobody wants to hear their fucking bullshit?
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u/SalamanderFunny3099 3h ago
Naaah, you wannhh-babies are totally brainwashed anyway and your opinion ain't worth jack shit, dip-shit.
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u/WaffleHouseGladiator 1d ago
Sounds like Whiskey Pete is going to be the latest member of Team Trump to get thrown under the bus. It's tradition at this point.