https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/military-spending-crab-lobster-steak-hegseth-ice-cream-b2935978.html


Hegseth reportedly burned through cash, including spending $9 million on crab and lobster dinners.

$6.9 million in total on lobster tail and $2 million on Alaskan king crab, according to the government watchdog. In 2025, the department also spent more than $7.4 million on lobster tail

$15.1 million on ribeye steak in September, $124,000 for new ice cream machines, and $139,224 on doughnut orders.

Hegseth spent nearly $100,000 on a Steinway & Sons grand piano to outfit the home of the Air Force chief of staff. He also spent $5.3 million on Apple devices

The Pentagon paid $225.6 million for furniture, including $12,540 for fruit basket stands and more than $60,000 for recliners from high-end furniture maker Herman Miller.



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Bobby. wrote on Mar 12^th, 2026 at 9:33pm:

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/military-spending-crab-lobster-steak-hegseth-ice-cream-b2935978.html Hegseth reportedly burned through cash, including spending $9 million on crab and lobster dinners. $6.9 million in total on lobster tail and $2 million on Alaskan king crab, according to the government watchdog. In 2025, the department also spent more than $7.4 million on lobster tail $15.1 million on ribeye steak in September, $124,000 for new ice cream machines, and $139,224 on doughnut orders. Hegseth spent nearly $100,000 on a Steinway & Sons grand piano to outfit the home of the Air Force chief of staff. He also spent $5.3 million on Apple devices The Pentagon paid $225.6 million for furniture, including $12,540 for fruit basket stands and more than $60,000 for recliners from high-end furniture maker Herman Miller. https://static.independent.co.uk/2026/02/20/5/31/Defense-Secretary-Pete-Hegseth.jpeg

Boob the cultural Marxist. Tsk, tsk  ::) ::)

Bloody politicians and public servants living it up on the tax payers dime -

same here -

thieves -


let them eat cake?
the French knew what to do - the revolution - cut their heads off in a public square.

Bobby. wrote on Mar 12^th, 2026 at 9:43pm:

Bloody politicians and public servants living it up on the tax payers dime - same here - thieves - let them eat cake? the French knew what to do - the revolution - cut their heads off in a public square.

It's not Hegseth, as you well know, boobs.  But you have eagerly caught the gweggie creeps and the karnal grimacing.

'Press you, for you are a tit' is correct.

Dear Frank,
do you ever wonder why taxes are so high?

Maybe public servants are having a great big party with our money?

From your link


Quote:

The spending review found that in the month of September alone, the Defense Department spent $6.9 million in total on lobster tail and $2 million on Alaskan king crab, according to the government watchdog. In 2025, the department also spent more than $7.4 million on lobster tail across the months of March, May, June and October. The decadent seafood wasn't the only expensive sustenance purchased at the Pentagon. Hegseth also spent approximately $15.1 million on ribeye steak in September, $124,000 for new ice cream machines, and $139,224 on doughnut orders. Due to the way federal funding works, there is pressure on department heads to end their fiscal years without a surplus of funds. If they do, it raises questions in Congress as to whether or not the agency or department needs a reduction in its annual budget.

Lobster is cheap in the US you can buy a Lobster roll at Mc Donalds for about $8 yes it has real lobster i had one i think it was the last time i ate at Maccas.

It's a hassle avoiding Lobster pots sailing on east coast if you don't go around them the lines catch rudder or centreboard they're everywhere

I doubt all that was for Pete should add Shellfish is considered a superfood.

So he had excess unspent money and he spent it on feeding a lot of people good food  ;)

Did you see the interview with Pete starts around 29 min

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VU9JwFoMCnY

They need to be whipped by Jesus with a cat of nine tails -

just like he whipped the money lenders in the Temple.


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Bobby. wrote on Mar 12^th, 2026 at 9:33pm:

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/military-spending-crab-lobster-steak-hegseth-ice-cream-b2935978.html Hegseth reportedly burned through cash, including spending $9 million on crab and lobster dinners. $6.9 million in total on lobster tail and $2 million on Alaskan king crab, according to the government watchdog. In 2025, the department also spent more than $7.4 million on lobster tail $15.1 million on ribeye steak in September, $124,000 for new ice cream machines, and $139,224 on doughnut orders. Hegseth spent nearly $100,000 on a Steinway & Sons grand piano to outfit the home of the Air Force chief of staff. He also spent $5.3 million on Apple devices The Pentagon paid $225.6 million for furniture, including $12,540 for fruit basket stands and more than $60,000 for recliners from high-end furniture maker Herman Miller. https://static.independent.co.uk/2026/02/20/5/31/Defense-Secretary-Pete-Hegseth.jpeg

That's okay, Bobby. Obama wore a tan suit once.

Sleepy Joe wore his father's gold-plated watch.

They're all as bad as each other, no?

Baronvonrort wrote on Mar 12^th, 2026 at 10:06pm:

From your link Quote: The spending review found that in the month of September alone, the Defense Department spent $6.9 million in total on lobster tail and $2 million on Alaskan king crab, according to the government watchdog. In 2025, the department also spent more than $7.4 million on lobster tail across the months of March, May, June and October. The decadent seafood wasn't the only expensive sustenance purchased at the Pentagon. Hegseth also spent approximately $15.1 million on ribeye steak in September, $124,000 for new ice cream machines, and $139,224 on doughnut orders. Due to the way federal funding works, there is pressure on department heads to end their fiscal years without a surplus of funds. If they do, it raises questions in Congress as to whether or not the agency or department needs a reduction in its annual budget. Lobster is cheap in the US you can buy a Lobster roll at Mc Donalds for about $8 yes it has real lobster i had one i think it was the last time i ate at Maccas. It's a hassle avoiding Lobster pots sailing on east coast if you don't go around them the lines catch rudder or centreboard they're everywhere I doubt all that was for Pete should add Shellfish is considered a superfood. So he had excess unspent money and he spent it on feeding a lot of people good food  ;) Did you see the interview with Pete starts around 29 min https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VU9JwFoMCnY

He's right, Bobby. Mar a Lago has lobster night every Wednesday.

Real top nosh, dear.

Baronvonrort wrote on Mar 12^th, 2026 at 10:06pm:

Lobster is cheap in the US you can buy a Lobster roll at Mc Donalds for about $8 yes it has real lobster i had one i think it was the last time i ate at Maccas. It's a hassle avoiding Lobster pots sailing on east coast if you don't go around them the lines catch rudder or centreboard they're everywhere I doubt all that was for Pete should add Shellfish is considered a superfood. So he had excess unspent money and he spent it on feeding a lot of people good food  ;) Did you see the interview with Pete starts around 29 min https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VU9JwFoMCnY

I watched that - off topic -
nothing about the luxury life style of public servants.

Melanias purse wrote on Mar 12^th, 2026 at 10:17pm:

That's okay, Bobby. Obama wore a tan suit once. Sleepy Joe wore his father's gold-plated watch. They're all as bad as each other, no?

It's the same all around the world -

public servants with their snouts in the trough.   ::)

Bobby. wrote on Mar 12^th, 2026 at 10:24pm:

Baronvonrort wrote on Mar 12th, 2026 at 10:06pm: Lobster is cheap in the US you can buy a Lobster roll at Mc Donalds for about $8 yes it has real lobster i had one i think it was the last time i ate at Maccas. It's a hassle avoiding Lobster pots sailing on east coast if you don't go around them the lines catch rudder or centreboard they're everywhere I doubt all that was for Pete should add Shellfish is considered a superfood. So he had excess unspent money and he spent it on feeding a lot of people good food  ;) Did you see the interview with Pete starts around 29 min https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VU9JwFoMCnY I watched that - off topic - nothing about the luxury life style of public servants.

Did you comprehend this part from your link?


Quote:

Due to the way federal funding works, there is pressure on department heads to end their fiscal years without a surplus of funds. If they do, it raises questions in Congress as to whether or not the agency or department needs a reduction in its annual budget.

Bobby. wrote on Mar 12^th, 2026 at 10:24pm:

Baronvonrort wrote on Mar 12th, 2026 at 10:06pm: Lobster is cheap in the US you can buy a Lobster roll at Mc Donalds for about $8 yes it has real lobster i had one i think it was the last time i ate at Maccas. It's a hassle avoiding Lobster pots sailing on east coast if you don't go around them the lines catch rudder or centreboard they're everywhere I doubt all that was for Pete should add Shellfish is considered a superfood. So he had excess unspent money and he spent it on feeding a lot of people good food  ;) Did you see the interview with Pete starts around 29 min https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VU9JwFoMCnY I watched that - off topic - nothing about the luxury life style of public servants.

Pete's not a public servant, he's a celebrity presenter off Fox.

You can't expect these people to eat any old thing, they have very expensive appetites.

Judge Jeanine doesn't get out of bed for less than a mil.

Good thing she's been appointed United States Attorney for the District of Columbia, no?

Bobby. wrote on Mar 12^th, 2026 at 10:25pm:

Melanias purse wrote on Mar 12th, 2026 at 10:17pm: That's okay, Bobby. Obama wore a tan suit once. Sleepy Joe wore his father's gold-plated watch. They're all as bad as each other, no? It's the same all around the world - public servants with their snouts in the trough.   ::)

I know, right?

Richard Marles must be tucking into McLobsters like they're going out of style.

They all do it.

Baronvonrort wrote on Mar 12^th, 2026 at 10:27pm:

Did you comprehend this part from your link? Quote: Due to the way federal funding works, there is pressure on department heads to end their fiscal years without a surplus of funds. If they do, it raises questions in Congress as to whether or not the agency or department needs a reduction in its annual budget.

Yes - so what? -  then it's time to reduce the budget.     ::)

not spend up on eye fillet steak.   ::)

Melanias purse wrote on Mar 12^th, 2026 at 10:31pm:

Bobby. wrote on Mar 12th, 2026 at 10:25pm: Melanias purse wrote on Mar 12th, 2026 at 10:17pm: That's okay, Bobby. Obama wore a tan suit once. Sleepy Joe wore his father's gold-plated watch. They're all as bad as each other, no? It's the same all around the world - public servants with their snouts in the trough.   ::) I know, right? Richard Marles must be tucking into McLobsters like they're going out of style. They all do it.

They all live it up on our money.   ::)

The Hon. Richard Marles MP is the Deputy Prime Minister of Australia,
Minister for Defence and the Federal Member for Corio.

Bobby. wrote on Mar 12^th, 2026 at 10:33pm:

Baronvonrort wrote on Mar 12th, 2026 at 10:27pm: Did you comprehend this part from your link? Quote: Due to the way federal funding works, there is pressure on department heads to end their fiscal years without a surplus of funds. If they do, it raises questions in Congress as to whether or not the agency or department needs a reduction in its annual budget. Yes - so what? -  then it's time to reduce the budget.     ::) not spend up on eye fillet steak.   ::)

What was the budget when the Tranny was running it under Biden was it the same?

If he had the same budget did he save millions by not buying tampons for mens toilets?

Bobby. wrote on Mar 12^th, 2026 at 10:33pm:

Baronvonrort wrote on Mar 12th, 2026 at 10:27pm: Did you comprehend this part from your link? Quote: Due to the way federal funding works, there is pressure on department heads to end their fiscal years without a surplus of funds. If they do, it raises questions in Congress as to whether or not the agency or department needs a reduction in its annual budget. Yes - so what? -  then it's time to reduce the budget.     ::) not spend up on eye fillet steak.   ::)

No no, Baron has been consistent on this since Obama was in power, Bobby

I distinctly remember him sticking up for the chicken mornay they served JuLiar when she had her state visit.

They have higher tastes than the chodes, you know. They're almost a different breed.

Baronvonrort wrote on Mar 12^th, 2026 at 10:38pm:

What was the budget when the Tranny was running it under Biden was it the same? If he had the same budget did he save millions by not buying tampons for mens toilets?

Who knows?

I'm very cynical about human beings -

dogs and cats are much nicer. 

Melanias purse wrote on Mar 12^th, 2026 at 10:39pm:

Bobby. wrote on Mar 12th, 2026 at 10:33pm: Baronvonrort wrote on Mar 12th, 2026 at 10:27pm: Did you comprehend this part from your link? Quote: Due to the way federal funding works, there is pressure on department heads to end their fiscal years without a surplus of funds. If they do, it raises questions in Congress as to whether or not the agency or department needs a reduction in its annual budget. Yes - so what? -  then it's time to reduce the budget.     ::) not spend up on eye fillet steak.   ::) No no, Baron has been consistent on this since Obama was in power, Bobby I distinctly remember him sticking up for the chicken mornay they served JuLiar when she had her state visit. They have higher tastes than the chodes, you know. They're almost a different breed.

Meanwhile returned veterans are sleeping under bridges and surviving
on food coupons.   ::)

Baronvonrort wrote on Mar 12^th, 2026 at 10:38pm:

Bobby. wrote on Mar 12th, 2026 at 10:33pm: Baronvonrort wrote on Mar 12th, 2026 at 10:27pm: Did you comprehend this part from your link? Quote: Due to the way federal funding works, there is pressure on department heads to end their fiscal years without a surplus of funds. If they do, it raises questions in Congress as to whether or not the agency or department needs a reduction in its annual budget. Yes - so what? -  then it's time to reduce the budget.     ::) not spend up on eye fillet steak.   ::) What was the budget when the Tranny was running it under Biden was it the same? If he had the same budget did he save millions by not buying tampons for mens toilets?

You see?

Baron even supported free tampons. Why would you want to begrudge Pete his million-dollar lobster tail?

He has feelings too, no?

Miss Hegseth is quite the DIVA, isn't she?

First, the stories about the use of heavy makeup during press conferences. Then this. And now the Pentagon bars press photographers over ‘unflattering’ photos of Hegseth.

I thought the right hated "snowflakes."

Bobby. wrote on Mar 12^th, 2026 at 10:41pm:

Melanias purse wrote on Mar 12th, 2026 at 10:39pm: Bobby. wrote on Mar 12th, 2026 at 10:33pm: Baronvonrort wrote on Mar 12th, 2026 at 10:27pm: Did you comprehend this part from your link? Quote: Due to the way federal funding works, there is pressure on department heads to end their fiscal years without a surplus of funds. If they do, it raises questions in Congress as to whether or not the agency or department needs a reduction in its annual budget. Yes - so what? -  then it's time to reduce the budget.     ::) not spend up on eye fillet steak.   ::) No no, Baron has been consistent on this since Obama was in power, Bobby I distinctly remember him sticking up for the chicken mornay they served JuLiar when she had her state visit. They have higher tastes than the chodes, you know. They're almost a different breed. Meanwhile returned veterans are sleeping under bridges and surviving on food coupons.   ::)

They've cut food stamps, Bobby.

The one thing the Trump administration won't cop is waste and mismanagement.

A Proud Gay Aussie wrote on Mar 12^th, 2026 at 10:42pm:

Miss Hegseth is quite the DIVA, isn't she? First, the stories about the use of heavy makeup during press conferences. Then this. And now the Pentagon bars press photographers over ‘unflattering’ photos of Hegseth. I thought the right hated "snowflakes."

And there's no place for poofs in his army.

Bobby. wrote on Mar 12^th, 2026 at 10:44pm:

A Proud Gay Aussie wrote on Mar 12th, 2026 at 10:42pm: Miss Hegseth is quite the DIVA, isn't she? First, the stories about the use of heavy makeup during press conferences. Then this. And now the Pentagon bars press photographers over ‘unflattering’ photos of Hegseth. I thought the right hated "snowflakes." And there's no place for poofs in his army.

Sure, but they do like their $60,000 recliners from Herman Miller, dear.

Even if they're not allowed to sit in them.

Melanias purse wrote on Mar 12^th, 2026 at 10:47pm:

Bobby. wrote on Mar 12th, 2026 at 10:44pm: A Proud Gay Aussie wrote on Mar 12th, 2026 at 10:42pm: Miss Hegseth is quite the DIVA, isn't she? First, the stories about the use of heavy makeup during press conferences. Then this. And now the Pentagon bars press photographers over ‘unflattering’ photos of Hegseth. I thought the right hated "snowflakes." And there's no place for poofs in his army. Sure, but they do like their $60,000 recliners from Herman Miller, dear. Even if they're not allowed to sit in them.

And $139,224 on doughnut orders.

Seems he doesn't mind obese soldiers?


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HalTdFK3REM

Bobby. wrote on Mar 12^th, 2026 at 10:44pm:

A Proud Gay Aussie wrote on Mar 12th, 2026 at 10:42pm: Miss Hegseth is quite the DIVA, isn't she? First, the stories about the use of heavy makeup during press conferences. Then this. And now the Pentagon bars press photographers over ‘unflattering’ photos of Hegseth. I thought the right hated "snowflakes." And there's no place for poofs in his army.

Okay, Pee Wee.

Bobby. wrote on Mar 12^th, 2026 at 10:50pm:

Melanias purse wrote on Mar 12th, 2026 at 10:47pm: Bobby. wrote on Mar 12th, 2026 at 10:44pm: A Proud Gay Aussie wrote on Mar 12th, 2026 at 10:42pm: Miss Hegseth is quite the DIVA, isn't she? First, the stories about the use of heavy makeup during press conferences. Then this. And now the Pentagon bars press photographers over ‘unflattering’ photos of Hegseth. I thought the right hated "snowflakes." And there's no place for poofs in his army. Sure, but they do like their $60,000 recliners from Herman Miller, dear. Even if they're not allowed to sit in them. And $139,224 on doughnut orders. Seems he doesn't mind obese soldiers? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HalTdFK3REM

1.4mil active duty

Works out to about 10c per soldier for doughnuts and $6.40 per soldier for lobster per year.

Leroy wrote on Mar 12^th, 2026 at 11:33pm:

1.4mil active duty Works out to about 10c per soldier for doughnuts and $6.40 per soldier for lobster per year.

Spoken like a true parasite.

https://edition.cnn.com/2026/03/12/politics/use-it-or-lose-it-pentagon-spending-binge-set-record-in-final-days-of-fiscal-year

Pentagon spending in September included nearly $9 million on Alaskan king crab and lobster tails, more than $200 million in furniture and $5.3 million in Apple devices – just some of the expenditures that added up to a record $93 billion price tag for the month, according to new analysis published by government watchdog Open the Books.

September spending at government agencies typically dwarfs other months because it marks the end of the fiscal year. That’s when “use it or lose it” funding rules kick in for departments rushing to spend the remainder of their budget so as to not forfeit the unused money and have to send it back to the Treasury Department.

But according to Open the Books, no federal agency has ever spent so much on grants and contracts in a single month as the Pentagon’s $93.4 billion in September 2025. More than half of that was spent in the final five working days of the month, the watchdog said.


“These are not for parties for (Secretary Pete) Hegseth and his buddies,” said Jerry McGinn, the director of the Center for the Industrial Base at the Center for Strategic and International Studies think tank.

“You’re doing something nice for the troops,” McGinn added.

Often described as a “surf and turf” meal, it’s a tradition in military culture as a symbolic precursor to deployments, combat operations or extended missions. The food products bought in September also typically cover holiday meals, including Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s, for service members deployed those days.


The steak-and-lobster dinners are meant to be a thank you to troops. When asked if lobster being served during deployments had a place for morale-boosting purposes, one retired Army officer with multiple combat tours told CNN, “I mean, it’s always disgusting, but I guess.”

In addition to the $225.6 million in furniture expenditures – purchases that typically spike in September regardless of presidential administration, according to Open the Books – musical instruments cost $1.8 million. That included a $98,329 Steinway & Sons grand piano for the Air Force chief of staff’s home, a $26,000 violin, and a $21,750 custom handmade flute from the luxury Japanese brand Muramatsu.

McGinn said government agencies typically reserve bulk orders of furniture and technology for September to use up the rest of the budget, adding “this is not uncommon.”

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Democrats criticized Secretary of War Pete Hegseth for giving frontline U.S. soldiers a nice meal when that money could have gone to fund Somali daycare centers in Minnesota.

"I condemn these expenditures in the strongest of terms," Senator Chuck Schumer told members of the press. "There are literally millions of children in Minneapolis who need this money to be able to attend Somali daycare. It is absolutely disgusting to instead use it to give our soldiers a steak."

New financial records reveal Hegseth spent millions on food for troops serving in combat zones, and yet did not send a single penny from the Department of War to fund any "Learing Centers".

"Yeah, we're the Department of War. We don't fund daycare centers. It's really not our thing" explained Hegseth. "I just wanted to do something nice for the soldiers."

Democrats, however, were unimpressed with Hegseth's defense. "This is classic fascism," said Schumer. "Giving soldiers things to eat is fascism 101. I will never rest until I bring down this corrupt administration that is wasting taxpayer money that could have gone to the Minneapolis 'Chilrens Scool Hous".

At publishing time, Democrats had uncovered a devastating new report that Secretary Hegseth had also provided frontline soldiers with a small dessert.

Bobby. wrote on Mar 12^th, 2026 at 9:33pm:

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/military-spending-crab-lobster-steak-hegseth-ice-cream-b2935978.html Hegseth reportedly burned through cash, including spending $9 million on crab and lobster dinners. $6.9 million in total on lobster tail and $2 million on Alaskan king crab, according to the government watchdog. In 2025, the department also spent more than $7.4 million on lobster tail $15.1 million on ribeye steak in September, $124,000 for new ice cream machines, and $139,224 on doughnut orders. Hegseth spent nearly $100,000 on a Steinway & Sons grand piano to outfit the home of the Air Force chief of staff. He also spent $5.3 million on Apple devices The Pentagon paid $225.6 million for furniture, including $12,540 for fruit basket stands and more than $60,000 for recliners from high-end furniture maker Herman Miller.

What about the alcohol bill?   :o

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The golden throne still stands!
The asseholes warship its power.
To celebrate the infamous idol,
WOKE-mad faggots dance a wild jig around it.
Hurling itself about, money in hand,
Where the yellow metal gleams.

^^^ Putin has an advertising budget