MSNBC’s Kube: Pete Hegseth Pulls Mark Milley’s Security Detail, Security Clearance, and Ordered Review of His Service

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KUBE: "Yeah, I’ve been covering General Milley for a long time, actually, since he was a commander in Afghanistan years ago. So, I will say, he is not commenting on any of this at this point, but I think that what — what we need to remember here is where the threat really is against Mark Milley. Yes, Iran, as you mentioned, Nicolle, absolutely, there is a concern that Iran could be continuing to target U.S. officials who were involved in the assassination of Qasem Soleimani, but also who were involved in things even after that, so other efforts for the U.S. to go after Iran and Iranian proxy groups. And remember, one thing you have to remember about Iran is they do not always respond right away. Sometimes their responses and their retaliation comes months, if not years later. So that is a threat. But really, what the bigger threat to Mark Milley has been in recent years is from people who are very loyal to Donald Trump because of the sorts of comments and statements that he has made that you just outlined there. That has been one of the bigger threats that he has faced. It’s really more of an internal United States threat that has caused him to continue to have security, to take the measures that he outlined to Bob Woodward in that book, and to continue to be concerned about his safety and security. Now, in addition to pulling his security clearance -- I’m sorry, his security detail, the new Secretary of Defense, Pete Hegseth, literally, on day one, also decided to pull General Milley security clearance, and he has ordered the Department of Defense, the Pentagon’s Office of Inspector General, to review or conduct an inquiry into Milley’s time in service, into his more than four decades in the military, frankly, most likely focusing on his last several years, to determine and make a recommendation about whether there should be a grade determination board that could ultimately decide to lower General Milley’s rank.”