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 (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)

US Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine (C) 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 (C) 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 (L) and US Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine shake hands as they 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)

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth listens as President Donald Trump speaks before signing a proclamation in the Oval Office at the White House, Tuesday, May 5, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

TOPSHOT - US President Donald Trump speaks during a "Rose Garden Club" dinner in honor of Police Week at the White House in Washington, DC, on May 11, 2026. (Photo by Kent NISHIMURA / AFP via Getty Images)

President Donald Trump speaks to reporters at an event about maternal healthcare, Monday, May 11, 2026, in the Oval Office of the White House, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)