Lobstergate: Pete Hegseth’s Pentagon Faces Backlash over $7 Million Lobster Spree

Late-night hosts roast Hegseth’s $93 billion spending spree on fruit basket stands, rib-eye steaks, and ice cream machines - The Boston Globe

A government watchdog group reported that the Pentagon spent billions of dollars in 2025 on items not tied to the military.

‘OMG!’: Pete Hegseth Reportedly Burnt Through Billions on Seafood, Steak While Trump Cut Food Aid for Needy Americans, Then Newsom Twisted the Knife with One Savage Move

Defense Department Secretary Pete Hegseth apparently has a soft spot and a hankering for shellfish, specifically crab legs and lobster tails. A new report

Pentagon spent more on lobster in one month than it did on trans health care all year

The U.S. military spent millions of dollars under Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s watch on lobster, steak, luxury furnishings, and a grand piano during a late-year spending surge, even as the Trump administration has argued in federal court that providing medical care to transgender service members is an undue financial burden on the armed forces.Keep up with the latest in LGBTQ+ news and politics. Sign up for The Advocate's email newsletter.A …

The Ignorant Pundits Hitting Hegseth over Steak and Lobster for the Troops

Critics mocked Pentagon spending on steak, lobster, and a Steinway piano. They missed the long military tradition behind these symbols of deployment.

I Look Forward to Receiving My Government-Funded Ice Cream Machine & Bucket of Crab Legs

As if the Trump administration’s tips on surviving the affordability crisis by making $3 depression meals and opting for undesirable cuts of meat weren’t already a resounding slap in the face, on Monday, a federal watchdog revealed that War Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth burned through $93 billion to use up the Pentagon’s budget by the end of the fiscal year in 2025. Must be nice!  “Hegseth spent $93 billion in one month – roughly the cost of ex…