WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 12: President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to be Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth speaks to reporters as he and his wife Jennifer Rauchet arrive for a meeting with Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) 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 Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)