The Pentagon pulled down a portrait of retired US Army General and frequent Donald Trump critic Mark Milley just hours after Trump’s Monday inauguration in Washington, DC, witnesses told Reuters.

From decorations to executive orders, the 47th president has taken an aggressive posture in attempting to remake government.

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.

Susie Wiles, a seasoned political strategist, has made history as the first woman named Donald Trump’s White House Chief of Staff. With decades of experience, including roles in Reagan’s campaign and Trump’s 2016 victory,

Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. CQ Brown, Jr., who President Trump had threatened to fire once in power, on Monday said he plans to remain the country’s highest-ranking military

"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.

Susie Wiles, who was named Donald Trump’s new White House chief of staff, would become the first woman to ever hold the prominent role as the president's closest adviser and counsel.

The Pentagon on Monday removed the portrait of Mark Milley, the retired Army general and former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, according to two Reuters witnesses, in a move that happened within two hours of President Donald Trump's inauguration.

President Joe Biden announced a series of last-minute pardons before leaving office Monday, granting preemptive pardons to some family members and other GOP foes, as well as a posthumous pardon for Marcus Garvey, the late civil rights leader and founder of the Universal Negro Improvement Association.

President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump walked hand-in-hand into Emancipation Hall before Trump reviewed the troops, marking his first honors ceremony during his second term as president. The review of the troops was initially set for outdoors but was moved to Emancipation Hall due to the freezing temperatures outside.

Early on Tuesday, returning US president Donald Trump publicly fired the Spanish chef José Ramón Andrés Puerta, better known simply as José Andrés, dismissing the 55-year-old from his White House role with a brutal social-media message.

Biden’s preemptive pardons contradict the stance he publicly shared on the matter on December 3, 2020, shortly before he took office. CNN anchor Jake Tapper asked Biden’s opinion on Trump's reported consideration of a wave of preemptive pardons before exiting the White House.