WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 12: Pete Hegseth, FOX News military analyst and U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for secretary of defense, speaks to reporters briefly following a meeting with Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) in the Russell Senate Office Building on December 12, 2024 in Washington, DC. Trump's nominees for his incoming administration continue to meet with senators on Capitol Hill, weeks before his inauguration. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)