US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth testifies during a Senate 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 Jim WATSON / AFP via Getty Images)

US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth testifies during a Senate 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 Jim WATSON / AFP via Getty Images)

US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth testifies during a Senate 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 Jim WATSON / AFP via Getty Images)

Rep. Rosa DeLauro, D-Conn., speaks at a House Appropriations subcommittee budget hearing for the Department of Defense with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine and acting Under Secretary of Defense and Comptroller Jules Hurst III, Tuesday, May 12, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Rep. Betty McCollum, D-Minn., speaks at a House Appropriations subcommittee budget hearing for the Department of Defense with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and acting Under Secretary of Defense and Comptroller Jules Hurst III, Tuesday, May 12, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Rep. Ken Calvert, R-Calif., listens at a House Appropriations subcommittee budget hearing for the Department of Defense with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine and acting Under Secretary of Defense and Comptroller Jules Hurst III, Tuesday, May 12, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth testifies during a Senate 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 Jim WATSON / AFP via Getty Images)

US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth testifies during a Senate 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 Jim WATSON / AFP via Getty Images)