Am I the only one wondering why Pete Hegseth was not at that press conference?

It seemed like everyone was there - Secretary of Transportation , Mayor of DC, Senator from VA etc… Am I nuts to wonder why Pete Hegseth wasn’t there?

Edited to add: I just really wonder why he wasn’t there. Would it be inappropriate for the Secretary of Defense to be at a news conference like this? If it is inappropriate for him to be there why wasn’t there some representative from the military to answer questions?