Democrats and their flunkies in the media have been furiously flogging a report that the Pentagon spent $93 billion in one month to shame Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, but it has already blown up in the face of Sen. Adam Schiff (D-CA), who only made himself look like a fool for the umpteenth time.
According to the report from nonprofit watchdog Open The Books, the money spent in September 2025 included “$2 million on Alaskan king crab,” “$6.9 million of lobster tail,” and “$15.1 million of ribeye steak” along with money for ice cream machines and sushi tables.
A minuscule portion of the overall spending, but items that were guaranteed to make alluring material for hit pieces targeting Hegseth, while omitting the context that “surf and turf” has long been a military tradition to reward troops returning from a deployment.
A shameless serial hoaxster and conspiracy monger, Schiff used a clip from the party’s soon to be fired late night propagandist Stephen Colbert to strike out at Hegseth, and only ended up being on the receiving end of his own sucker punch.
While Americans struggle with the high costs of living, Donald Trump’s Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth spent millions on lobster tails?…..
Talk about a waste of taxpayer dollars. pic.twitter.com/P6tAPm5b2Q
— Adam Schiff (@SenAdamSchiff) March 11, 2026
The reliance in their late night “comics” to promote the propaganda – Jimmy Kimmel also got the talking points – shows how pathetic that today’s Democrats have become, and Schiff was soundly roasted by X users.
Imagine telling soldiers who have spent days (or weeks) eating nothing but MREs that they don’t get to have a nice meal when they finally return to base.
— Cis Siberian Orchestra (@CisSiberian) March 11, 2026
You should be ashamed. You call this a total waste!? You are a waste of a vote. https://t.co/dxqw1efiPo
— Traci Ross (@ross__traci) March 11, 2026
Our servicemen and women don’t deserve that? We give death row people what ever they want for a last meal. Shouldn’t our brave service people be able to enjoy a great meal before deployment? https://t.co/Kqxq9SqaCm
— GrammaCake 🇺🇸 (@lilykatchr) March 11, 2026
Good, our service men and women deserve it.
I’m pissed that Somalians have stole 9 billion from tax payers.
— 504girl ⚜️ (@504CNM) March 11, 2026
You disgust every part of me. You are a self serving lying traitor who needs to be in prison for your crimes. Shut up about our military.
— ppumpkin (@ppumpkin11) March 12, 2026
Now do the Russian Collusion Hoax.
— Planet Of Memes (@PlanetOfMemes) March 12, 2026
I’m struggling to understand how you aren’t behind bars.
— Del Hibson (@GeneAKdigger) March 11, 2026
Shifty Schiff wasn’t the only Democrat using the distorted report to score cheap political points.
Hegseth spent $93 billion in one month – roughly the cost of extending the ACA tax credits for THREE YEARS.
But instead of lowering American’s healthcare costs, Hegseth used millions of taxpayer dollars on fruit baskets, Herman Miller recliners, ice cream machines, Alaskan… https://t.co/bdCHRWip3P
— Chuck Schumer (@SenSchumer) March 10, 2026
While they were busy cutting SNAP and health care for working families, Pete Hegseth spent $2 million on King Crab, nearly $7 million on Lobster Tails, and nearly $100,000 on a Grand Piano in the month of September.
This is where your taxpayer dollars are going.
Isn’t this… https://t.co/y1JWCKEMOF
— Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett (@RepJasmine) March 11, 2026
X reader community notes served up the proper context of the expenditures for the steak and lobster.
Pete Hegseth’s Defense Department Blew $22M On Steak and Lobster in a Single Month, Watchdog Claimshttps://t.co/jq4vnrTaD0
— Mediaite (@Mediaite) March 10, 2026
“Across branches and generations, service members have circulated a widely recognized belief: when steak and lobster appear in the dining facility, something significant may be coming. Often described as a ‘surf and turf’ meal, the combination has become embedded in military culture as a symbolic precursor to deployments, combat operations, or extended missions,” according to a Military.com article cited for the fact check.
“Deployed dining operations have long included occasional premium meals as a morale measure. Larger bases and ships may serve steak or seafood during holidays, commemorations, or after intensive mission cycles. These meals can carry emotional and symbolic weight because they contrast sharply with routine field rations or austere dining conditions,” Military.com noted.
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