Rep. Sara Jacobs, a Democrat representing San Diego's 51st District, challenged Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth during military budget hearings about whether President Trump is mentally stable to command amid the ongoing conflict with Iran. Jacobs, noting that San Diego has the largest military community in the country with thousands of local Navy and Marine personnel deployed in the Mideast, expressed concerns about Trump's mental stability given that he is sending loved ones into harm's way. An angry response from defense Secretary Hegsetsh was quickly rebuffed by Jacobs. The hearings focused on the 2027 military budget proposal for the administration's proposed defense spending increase to $1.5 trillion.