Gen. Mark Milley, the now-retired former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, commented on the pardon he received in Biden's final hours in office.

"My family and I are deeply grateful for the President's action today," Milley said in a statement to USA Today provided by a spokesperson.

President Donald Trump is charging ahead with establishing a new order for his second term on day one with a sweeping purge of over 1,000 Biden administration appointees he deems unfit for his MAGA vision — and he’s starting with some high-profile names.

President Joe Biden has sparked fury after issuing preemptive pardons to Dr. Anthony Fauci, General Mark A. Milley and the members of Congress who served on the House January 6 X Select Committee.

Donald Trump has been in office for less than 24 hours, but his administration is already working overtime to strip personnel from the executive branch who “are not aligned” with Trump’s “vision to Make America Great Again.

Mark Milley's portrait as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff was taken down from the Pentagon hallway where all of the paintings of the previous chairmen are located.

A portrait of retired general Mark Milley was removed from a Pentagon hallway just 10 days after it was unveiled. An image of the missing spot on the wall was posted by CNN reporter Natasha Bertrand.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said on Tuesday his team was in the process of removing over a thousand appointees from the administration of former President Joe Biden, as the Republican announced four removals on social media, including of celebrity chef Jose Andres and former top general Mark Milley.

With just hours left of his presidency, Joe Biden issued preemptive pardons to Dr. Anthony Fauci, retired Gen. Mark Milley and members of the House Jan. 6 committee.

Some claimed the action was indicative of the pardonees’ guilt, and accused the Democrats closing ranks to protect their own

Former President Joe Biden greeted President Donald Trump at the White House in advance of Monday’s inauguration with a conciliatory gesture, telling him and first lady Melania Trump: “Welcome home.” Trump ended his first day back in that home by posting a sneering message boasting of how his team was hunting down hundreds of Biden appointees to throw out of office.

Retired Army Gen. Mark A. Milley served as the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff during President-elect Donald Trump's first term. Their contentious relationship boiled over after Trump left ...