Media Is in a Tizzy Because We Give Troops Good Food Sometimes
Ask why this angle was chosen.
In World War II, the U.S. Navy operated “ice cream” barges behind ships to make sure our sailors had a few comforts in the most terrible war in human history.
That we were able to operate such a fleet is a testament to American logistical magnificence, but if it was in operation today under President Donald Trump, the corporate media would have accused the War Department of engaging in “extravagant” spending.
There have been plenty of pernicious, media concocted scandals associated with Trump’s presidential tenure in the last decade, but I contend that “lobstergate” may be the dumbest.
Several prominent publications ran with headlines in the last week about how War Secretary Pete Hegeseth created an apparently lavish budget for steak and lobster.
These stories were based on a report from government watchdog Open The Books about a surge in the military food budget in September.
The report was straightforward and acknowledged that this sort of spending has been going on for more than a decade as the Pentagon uses up its end of year budget. Open The Books acknowledged that this late year spending surge has happened “regardless of which party controlled the White House.”.
That didn’t stop the deluge of misleading headlines making it seem like Hegseth and Trump were spending money on steak and lobster just to stuff their own faces.
“The Pentagon blew through a total of $93.4 billion that month by spending, for example, $6.9 million on lobster tail; $15.1 million on rib-eye steak; and $225.6 million on furniture. There were 272 orders of doughnuts and three-tiered fruit basket stands that cost $12,540,” The New York Times reported Saturday with a subheadline “Tracking the Pentagon’s profligate lobster budget.”
The Times then quoted two unfunny professional funnymen, Stephen Colbert and Jimmy Kimmel, mocking Hegseth and the military for wildly spending on succulent meals.
“As Paul Revere declared on his famous ride, ‘One if by surf, two if by turf,’” Colbert said.
“What is this? My 600-pound defense department? How are they eating so much food?” said Kimmel.
Several high-profile Democrats jumped in on this narrative too.
This was from California Gov. Gavin Newsom on X.
HEGSETH BLOWING $93 BILLION OF TAXPAYER DOLLARS IN 1 MONTH !!
— Governor Newsom Press Office (@GovPressOffice) March 10, 2026
No word on if Newsom is going to do anything about the likely tens of millions of dollars or more being squelched in Hospice scams in his state, or the $24 billion spent of fighting homelessness that was never tracked not reduced homelessness, or the billions of dollars spent over the last decade on the bullet train to nowhere.
Senate Minority Leader Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., also weighed in.
“Hegseth spent $93 billion in one month – roughly the cost of extending the ACA tax credits for THREE YEARS,” Schumer wrote on X. “But instead of lowering American’s healthcare costs, Hegseth used millions of taxpayer dollars on fruit baskets, Herman Miller recliners, ice cream machines, Alaskan King Crabs, and a Steinway & Sons grand piano.”
As Fox News pointed out, the amount of spending on military food—including steak and …
Ask why this angle was chosen.
In World War II, the U.S. Navy operated “ice cream” barges behind ships to make sure our sailors had a few comforts in the most terrible war in human history.
That we were able to operate such a fleet is a testament to American logistical magnificence, but if it was in operation today under President Donald Trump, the corporate media would have accused the War Department of engaging in “extravagant” spending.
There have been plenty of pernicious, media concocted scandals associated with Trump’s presidential tenure in the last decade, but I contend that “lobstergate” may be the dumbest.
Several prominent publications ran with headlines in the last week about how War Secretary Pete Hegeseth created an apparently lavish budget for steak and lobster.
These stories were based on a report from government watchdog Open The Books about a surge in the military food budget in September.
The report was straightforward and acknowledged that this sort of spending has been going on for more than a decade as the Pentagon uses up its end of year budget. Open The Books acknowledged that this late year spending surge has happened “regardless of which party controlled the White House.”.
That didn’t stop the deluge of misleading headlines making it seem like Hegseth and Trump were spending money on steak and lobster just to stuff their own faces.
“The Pentagon blew through a total of $93.4 billion that month by spending, for example, $6.9 million on lobster tail; $15.1 million on rib-eye steak; and $225.6 million on furniture. There were 272 orders of doughnuts and three-tiered fruit basket stands that cost $12,540,” The New York Times reported Saturday with a subheadline “Tracking the Pentagon’s profligate lobster budget.”
The Times then quoted two unfunny professional funnymen, Stephen Colbert and Jimmy Kimmel, mocking Hegseth and the military for wildly spending on succulent meals.
“As Paul Revere declared on his famous ride, ‘One if by surf, two if by turf,’” Colbert said.
“What is this? My 600-pound defense department? How are they eating so much food?” said Kimmel.
Several high-profile Democrats jumped in on this narrative too.
This was from California Gov. Gavin Newsom on X.
HEGSETH BLOWING $93 BILLION OF TAXPAYER DOLLARS IN 1 MONTH !!
— Governor Newsom Press Office (@GovPressOffice) March 10, 2026
No word on if Newsom is going to do anything about the likely tens of millions of dollars or more being squelched in Hospice scams in his state, or the $24 billion spent of fighting homelessness that was never tracked not reduced homelessness, or the billions of dollars spent over the last decade on the bullet train to nowhere.
Senate Minority Leader Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., also weighed in.
“Hegseth spent $93 billion in one month – roughly the cost of extending the ACA tax credits for THREE YEARS,” Schumer wrote on X. “But instead of lowering American’s healthcare costs, Hegseth used millions of taxpayer dollars on fruit baskets, Herman Miller recliners, ice cream machines, Alaskan King Crabs, and a Steinway & Sons grand piano.”
As Fox News pointed out, the amount of spending on military food—including steak and …
Media Is in a Tizzy Because We Give Troops Good Food Sometimes
Ask why this angle was chosen.
In World War II, the U.S. Navy operated “ice cream” barges behind ships to make sure our sailors had a few comforts in the most terrible war in human history.
That we were able to operate such a fleet is a testament to American logistical magnificence, but if it was in operation today under President Donald Trump, the corporate media would have accused the War Department of engaging in “extravagant” spending.
There have been plenty of pernicious, media concocted scandals associated with Trump’s presidential tenure in the last decade, but I contend that “lobstergate” may be the dumbest.
Several prominent publications ran with headlines in the last week about how War Secretary Pete Hegeseth created an apparently lavish budget for steak and lobster.
These stories were based on a report from government watchdog Open The Books about a surge in the military food budget in September.
The report was straightforward and acknowledged that this sort of spending has been going on for more than a decade as the Pentagon uses up its end of year budget. Open The Books acknowledged that this late year spending surge has happened “regardless of which party controlled the White House.”.
That didn’t stop the deluge of misleading headlines making it seem like Hegseth and Trump were spending money on steak and lobster just to stuff their own faces.
“The Pentagon blew through a total of $93.4 billion that month by spending, for example, $6.9 million on lobster tail; $15.1 million on rib-eye steak; and $225.6 million on furniture. There were 272 orders of doughnuts and three-tiered fruit basket stands that cost $12,540,” The New York Times reported Saturday with a subheadline “Tracking the Pentagon’s profligate lobster budget.”
The Times then quoted two unfunny professional funnymen, Stephen Colbert and Jimmy Kimmel, mocking Hegseth and the military for wildly spending on succulent meals.
“As Paul Revere declared on his famous ride, ‘One if by surf, two if by turf,’” Colbert said.
“What is this? My 600-pound defense department? How are they eating so much food?” said Kimmel.
Several high-profile Democrats jumped in on this narrative too.
This was from California Gov. Gavin Newsom on X.
HEGSETH BLOWING $93 BILLION OF TAXPAYER DOLLARS IN 1 MONTH !!
— Governor Newsom Press Office (@GovPressOffice) March 10, 2026
No word on if Newsom is going to do anything about the likely tens of millions of dollars or more being squelched in Hospice scams in his state, or the $24 billion spent of fighting homelessness that was never tracked not reduced homelessness, or the billions of dollars spent over the last decade on the bullet train to nowhere.
Senate Minority Leader Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., also weighed in.
“Hegseth spent $93 billion in one month – roughly the cost of extending the ACA tax credits for THREE YEARS,” Schumer wrote on X. “But instead of lowering American’s healthcare costs, Hegseth used millions of taxpayer dollars on fruit baskets, Herman Miller recliners, ice cream machines, Alaskan King Crabs, and a Steinway & Sons grand piano.”
As Fox News pointed out, the amount of spending on military food—including steak and …
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