US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth (3rd R), flanked by Interior Secretary Doug Burgum (L), Secretary of State Marco Rubio (2nd L), President Donald Trump (3rd L), Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick (2nd R) and Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin (R), speaks during a cabinet meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on March 26, 2026. (Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP via Getty Images)