WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 21: Pete Hegseth leaves Vice President-elect, Sen. JD Vance's (R-OH) office following a series of meetings with senators in the Russell Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on November 21, 2024 in Washington, DC. Hegseth was nominated by President-elect Donald Trump to be the next Secretary of Defense. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)