WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 21: Pete Hegseth pauses to talk to reporters after a series of meetings with senators in the Russell Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on November 21, 2024 in Washington, DC. Hegseth was nominated by President-elect Donald Trump to be the next secretary of Defense. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 21: Pete Hegseth pauses to talk to reporters after a series of meetings with senators in the Russell Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on November 21, 2024 in Washington, DC. Hegseth was nominated by President-elect Donald Trump to be the next secretary of Defense. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 21: Pete Hegseth pauses to talk to reporters after a series of meetings with senators in the Russell Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on November 21, 2024 in Washington, DC. Hegseth was nominated by President-elect Donald Trump to be the next secretary of Defense. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 21: President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to be Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth of Defense Pete Hegseth at the Russell Senate Office Building on November 21, 2024 in Washington, DC. Hegseth is on Capitol Hill meeting with Senators to discuss his nomination and qualifications. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 21: President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to be Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth departs after meeting with Senators at the Russell Senate Office Building on November 21, 2024 in Washington, DC. Hegseth is on Capitol Hill meeting with Senators to discuss his nomination and qualifications. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 21: Pete Hegseth pauses to talk to reporters after a series of meetings with senators in the Russell Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on November 21, 2024 in Washington, DC. Hegseth was nominated by President-elect Donald Trump to be the next secretary of Defense. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 21: Pete Hegseth pauses to talk to reporters after a series of meetings with senators in the Russell Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on November 21, 2024 in Washington, DC. Hegseth was nominated by President-elect Donald Trump to be the next secretary of Defense. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 21: Pete Hegseth pauses to talk to reporters after a series of meetings with senators in the Russell Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on November 21, 2024 in Washington, DC. Hegseth was nominated by President-elect Donald Trump to be the next secretary of Defense. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)