
U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth sidestepped a spending question on the Trump administration's proposed $1 trillion FY 2026 defense budget to rail against former President Joe Biden, drawing criticism from Connecticut Rep. Rosa DeLauro.
While lamenting the previous administration's mismanagement of the nation's shipbuilding projects during Tuesday's hearing, Hegseth was interrupted by DeLauro, a member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee.