Trump’s Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth struck a defiant tone while Democrats took aim at his polarizing stewardship of the military thus far.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth will appear before relevant House and Senate committees later this week, where he will face difficult questions about the first few months of his tenure.

“Your tenure as secretary has been marked by endless chaos,” Rep. Rosa DeLauro, D-Conn., told Hegseth.

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth on Tuesday strongly defended the Trump administration’s military response to protests in Los Angeles, his first appearance in a series of congressional hearings over the next week that are likely to be a major test of his leadership following what has widely been viewed as a rocky first few months on the job.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth was questioned in the House over the administration's decision to send National Guard troops into L.A., to quell protests against ICE raids.