The US defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, has revoked the security clearance and personal security detail for Mark Milley, a retired decorated army general and former chair of the joint chiefs of staff who served under the first Trump administration but went on to criticise him.
Hegseth also directed the defence department’s inspectorate general to determine whether it is appropriate to reopen an assessment of Milley’s military grade, the Pentagon said late on Tuesday.
