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)

Code Pink protestor Medea Benjamin calls for peace with Iran as 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)

A protester interrupts as Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth arrives to testify at a House Appropriations subcommittee budget hearing for the Department of Defense, Tuesday, May 12, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

(L-R) US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and US Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine 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 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 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 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 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)