Days after he was sworn into office, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth revoked a security detail for retired Gen. Mark Milley, becoming the fourth former Donald Trump appointee-turned-critic to be stripped of protections after the president’s return to the White House.

The newly sworn-in defense secretary outlined plans on Saturday to advance the president's defense priorities.

Joe crew blasted Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth for revoking the security detail and clearance of retired General Mark Milley.

A Princeton and Harvard-educated former combat veteran, Hegseth went on to make a career at Fox News, where he hosted a weekend show. Trump tapped him as the defense secretary to lead an organization with nearly 2.1 million service members, about 780,000 civilians and a budget of $850 billion.

Pete Hegseth was sworn into his new position as Secretary of Defense Saturday morning after being confirmed in a contentious Senate vote the night before.

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has revoked the security detail of retired Gen. Mark Milley, who served as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff under Presidents Donald Trump and Joe Biden, Fox News reported on Tuesday.

Newly-confirmed Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth received strong praise from President Trump and other Republicans following a nail-biting Senate vote Friday night that will see him take command of the Pentagon.

So far, three people have been confirmed to Trump’s Cabinet: former Sen. Marco Rubio as the secretary of state, John Ratcliffe as the director of the Central Intelligence Agency and Pete Hegseth as secretary of Defense.

Joe anchors reprimanded Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth for stripping retired general and former chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley’s security detail and clearance. Milley served under the first Trump administration but went on to criticize the President.

Pete Hegseth is widely seen as a threat to the establishment that governs the Defense Department and its related industries.

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