It's unclear who'll take over at the Pentagon and the military services when the top leaders all step down Monday as President-elect Donald Trump is sworn into office.

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.

Joe Biden came into office promising to be the next FDR. Instead, his presidency of empty gestures and moral failures has given us something far more dangerous: a reinvigorated Donald Trump armed with a popular mandate and a drive for retribution.

Finally, there’s some accountability in the swamp. The Washington, D.C., blob loves to protect its own. It’s a slimy hierarchy based not on merit but fealty to the system and promotes its loyal servants to higher and higher ranks,

The president’s statement, coming days before he is replaced by Republican Donald Trump, will probably not have any impact.

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs ... ceremony at Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025, in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump's choice ...

Milley served as the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff during President-elect Donald Trump's first ... his retirement speech at Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall in September 2023.

WASHINGTON — It is unclear who will take over at the Pentagon and the military services when the top leaders all step down Monday as President-elect Donald ... Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall ...

FILE -President Joe Biden attends the Department of Defense Commander in Chief farewell ceremony at Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall ... promising to use the time before President-elect Donald Trump is inaugurated Monday to “continue to review additional ...

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is bidding farewell to the forces and personnel he’s led through a tumultuous term

WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin bid farewell Friday to the forces and personnel he has led through a tumultuous term that had three major military crises, a global pandemic and a personal brush with cancer that became a flashpoint for the way it was mishandled.

President Joe Biden attends the Department of Defense Commander in Chief farewell ceremony at Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall ... and final pricing will be left to President-elect Donald Trump’s administration. “For some people this is a big deal ...