US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth prepares to testify during a House Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Defense hearing to examine the 2027 budget for the Department of Defense on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on May 12, 2026. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP via Getty Images)

US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth testifies during a House Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Defense hearing to examine the 2027 budget for the Department of Defense on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on May 12, 2026. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP via Getty Images)

US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth arrives to testify during a House Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Defense hearing to examine the 2027 budget for the Department of Defense on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on May 12, 2026. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP via Getty Images)

US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth prepares to testify during a House Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Defense hearing to examine the 2027 budget for the Department of Defense on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on May 12, 2026. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP via Getty Images)

US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth arrives to testify during a House Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Defense hearing to examine the 2027 budget for the Department of Defense on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on May 12, 2026. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP via Getty Images)

US Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine prepares to testify during a House Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Defense hearing to examine the 2027 budget for the Department of Defense on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on May 12, 2026. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP via Getty Images)

US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth prepares to testify during a House Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Defense hearing to examine the 2027 budget for the Department of Defense on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on May 12, 2026. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP via Getty Images)

US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth (L) and US Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine arrive to testify during a House Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Defense hearing to examine the 2027 budget for the Department of Defense on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on May 12, 2026. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP via Getty Images)