Pete Hegseth strips Mark Milley’s security detail and clearances in Trump’s latest threat to critics - Pentagon inspector general will also review Milley’s time in office and may consider retroactive

Retired Gen. Mark Milley, who served as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in the Trump and Biden administrations, has had both his security detail and security clearance revoked, the Pentagon says.

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has revoked the security detail and clearance for retired Gen. Mark Milley, making him the latest high-level official to face retribution from President Donald Trump for going against him.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is pulling the security protections and clearance of retired Joint Chiefs chairman Gen. Mark Milley

President Trump announced the firing of four high-profile presidential appointees just after midnight Tuesday, including a top envoy to Iran during his first term, Brian Hook, and retired Gen.

Early in his first administration, President Trump noted the general’s “brilliance and fortitude.” And then the president got angry.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is set to announce the immediate rescission of the personal security detail and security clearance for former chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, retired Army Gen.

The new commander-in-chief fired off the “official notice of dismissal” to four Biden appointees in a midnight social media post, bluntly warning that his team were hunting down even more to throw

He began by dismissing four people: retired Gen. Mark Milley from the National Infrastructure Advisory Council; celebrity chef José Andrés from the President’s Council on Sports, Fitness and Nutrition; Brian Hook from the Wilson Center for Scholars; and Keisha Lance Bottoms, former mayor of Atlanta, from the President’s Export Council.

US President Donald Trump fired chef Jose Andres from the President’s Council on Sports, Fitness and Nutrition after he was seen with Trump's alleged

Mark Milley, retired Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman ... including former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, his top aide, Brian Hook, and former national security adviser John Bolton.

including celebrity chef Jose Andres and former top general Mark Milley. “My Presidential Personnel Office is actively in the process of identifying and removing over a thousand Presidential ...