The portraits of former Defense Secretary Mark Esper and retired Army Gen. Mark Milley, former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, were removed from the Pentagon after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth revoked Milley’s personal security detail and security clearance.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Tuesday revoked the security detail and security clearance for Gen. Mark Milley, according to Pentagon spokesman John Ullyot, an unprecedented move against the former top US general who became a frequent target of President Donald Trump.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is pulling security protections and clearance for Gen. Mark Milley, retired Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman, and has ordered the Pentagon's inspector general to review Milley's actions while serving as the nation's top uniformed officer to determine if a demotion is warranted.

New U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, appointed by President Donald Trump, has revoked the security clearance and personal security detail of retired Army General Mark Milley, former chairman of the Joint Chiefs

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

New U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, in one of his first acts in the job since being appointed by President Donald Trump, has revoked the personal security detail and security clearance for Mark Milley,

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has told Gen. Mark A. Milley, retired chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, that he is removing his security detail, revoking his security clearance, and ordering an inspector-general inquiry into his record,