FILE PHOTO: U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III hosts the unveiling of the portrait of former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, retired U.S. Army General Mark A. Milley, at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, U.S. January 10, 2025. DoD/U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jack Sanders/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo

The Pentagon removed a portrait of retired Gen. Mark Milley that hung with paintings of other former chairs of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, just hours after President Donald Trump was sworn in on Tuesday, The New York Times reported. A U.S. official told the newspaper that the White House ordered the takedown.

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.

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The portrait of retired Gen. Mark Milley, who served as the 20th chairman of the joint staff from 2019-2023, was unveiled earlier this month.

A portrait of retired Gen. Mark Milley, the former chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff who has feuded in highly public spats with President Trump, was taken down in the Pentagon on Monday. A

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Pentagon removed the portrait of former Joint Chiefs of Staff General Milley, two hours after US President Donald Trump returned to the White House

Trump has often criticized his former top general, whose portrait was taken down at the Pentagon just after the new administration took office.

A portrait of retired Gen. Mark Milley, a target of President Donald Trump's wrath, disappeared from a Pentagon hallway hours after the inauguration.

The decision was an early salvo by the new administration against a military that President Trump has assailed for a variety of perceived offenses.