Wednesday, March 11, 2026

Hegseth Blew Billions on Fruit Basket Stands, Chairs, and Crab

Some of the frivolous September purchases made under Secretary Pete Hegseth's stewardship include a $98,329 Steinway & Sons grand piano for the Air Force chief of staff's home, $5.3 million for Apple devices such as the new iPad, and an astronomical amount of shellfish, including $2 million for Alaskan king crab and $6.9 million worth of lobster tail.

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RFK Jr. says you can more easily afford groceries if you start eating liver instead of beef. If grocery prices are cheaper like Trump says, then why is his administration constantly telling you cut corners or go without?

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-- The Lincoln Project (@lincolnproject.us) Feb 27, 2026 at 12:39 PM

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Pres Trump should stop looking for fraud in blue states, and start looking where it may actually exist.


Perhaps starting with Sec Hegseth's Pentagon ...

#1 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-03-10 12:31 PM

Pres Trump should stop looking for fraud in blue states, and start looking where it may actually exist.

Yeah giving the troops good eats for a job well done is that same as "fraud".

Let me guess you also complained about troops sleeping on the floor?

#2 | Posted by oneironaut at 2026-03-10 10:26 PM

Trump doesn't care about fraud, he's the king of fraud.

What Trump cares about is hurting Americans.

Where do Americans live? In blue states and blue cities.

Even our Asian corespondent, Tricia Takanawa, lives in a blue city in a blue state.

No one wants to live in a red state, most people living in red states/cities are stuck there without an option to leave.

#3 | Posted by ClownShack at 2026-03-10 10:44 PM

giving the troops good eats

As if the "troops" ever got a taste.

#4 | Posted by REDIAL at 2026-03-10 10:50 PM

Trump doesn't care about fraud, he's the king of fraud.

Dude he just fired Kristi for doing something Stacey Abrams did, and Abrams did it for 2 Billion dollars.

You, Clownshack, you don't care about fraud.


As if the "troops" ever got a taste.
#4 | POSTED BY REDIAL

You got TrumpRot, he's eaten your brain.


You know I'm no fan of Hegseth. And there's PLENTY to hit him on. He's disgraceful.

But paying for lobster and steak is not some frivolous DoD expanse. Same with ice cream and doughnuts.

It's a standard way of taking care of troops and giving them a nice meal to boost morale"often during a long deployment. Like the USS Ford that is gone for 11 months:

And there are ~4,500 personnel just on that one ship. And there are many ships deployed right now"and they have been for much of the last year.

A good meal is one of the few nice and celebratory things for them to look forward to.

They're missing countless birthdays, weddings, funerals. Deployments are hard. Food is often a rare highlight. And not frivolous.

x.com
www.wavy.com

#5 | Posted by oneironaut at 2026-03-10 11:44 PM

Red states... the heart of Fidel's heart of the beast....

#6 | Posted by South_American at 2026-03-11 12:38 AM

I wonder if General Wilsbach actually plays the piano?

#7 | Posted by REDIAL at 2026-03-11 12:53 AM

he just fired Kristi

You're lying.

She wasn't fired.

Her role in his administration changed.

How are you so unaware?

Try not getting all your news from rightwingers on X.com

#8 | Posted by ClownShack at 2026-03-11 12:59 AM

" She wasn't fired.

Her role in his administration changed. "

How would you describe her role change. Really only 3 options:

Promotion
Lateral move
Demotion.

#9 | Posted by BellRinger at 2026-03-11 01:26 AM

How would you describe her role change.

Pointless.

Oh wait, that wasn't one of your pre approved responses.

Okay. Let's take a look together since I'm sure you don't know.

[Trump] announced that [Kristi Noem] would take a new role in his Administration: "Special Envoy for the Shield of the Americas."

"The current Secretary, Kristi Noem, who has served us well, and has had numerous and spectacular results (especially on the Border!), will be moving to be Special Envoy for The Shield of the Americas, our new Security Initiative in the Western Hemisphere," Trump said in his Truth Social post on Thursday.

time.com

Sounds like a promotion to me.

#10 | Posted by ClownShack at 2026-03-11 02:02 AM

Sounds like a promotion to me.

Or a Japanese "window office" thing.

#11 | Posted by REDIAL at 2026-03-11 02:27 AM

Crystal Meth Rumsfeld's Defense Department Blew $22M On Steak and Lobster in a Single Month

www.mediaite.com

#12 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2026-03-11 02:44 AM

Or a Japanese "window office" thing.

Is that code for a coffin?

That would also be an improvement.

#13 | Posted by ClownShack at 2026-03-11 03:07 AM

"Abrams did it for 2 Billion dollars."

That doesn't pass the smell test.

And Google AI says you're full of schhhit.
Based on reports from early 2025, claims that Stacey Abrams was directly given $2 billion by the federal government are inaccurate. The controversy stems from a $2 billion EPA grant awarded in April 2024 to a coalition of non-profit organizations, which included Rewiring America, a group where Abrams served as senior counsel from March 2023 through 2024.

More Republican Math, bogus at every turn.

#14 | Posted by Danforth at 2026-03-11 03:23 AM

It's all a grift.

They are the same pinheads that when a democrat gets back in power will IMMEDIATELY start clutching their pearls about the debt and spending.

#15 | Posted by Nixon at 2026-03-11 07:35 AM

More Republican Math, bogus at every turn.

Their entire existence is built on three pillars...lies, hate and hypocrisy.

#16 | Posted by Nixon at 2026-03-11 07:37 AM

Pentagon Bars Photographers After Unflattering' Photos of drunk rapist Pete Hegseth

www.reddit.com

#17 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2026-03-11 12:20 PM


Or a Japanese "window office" thing.
#11 | POSTED BY REDIAL

aka fired from a previous role, a distinction without a difference.

But you people are so lost you don't even know what you're arguing anymore, just complaining to complain.

Sad really.

#18 | Posted by oneironaut at 2026-03-11 01:19 PM

Fired meaning -
Scenarios Where "Firing" Means a New Role:
Restructuring/Reassignment: A company might eliminate your current position due to a shift in strategy, offering you a different role instead of full termination.
Bumping Rights: In unionized environments, if your position is cut, you may use seniority to "bump" a more junior employee out of their role, taking over that position.
Performance Mitigation: Rather than firing a long-term employee for not fitting a new, evolved role, management may move them to a position better suited to their skills.
Constructive Dismissal Caution: Be cautious if a new role is a significant demotion in pay or status; this can be considered "constructive dismissal," which is legally closer to being fired.

#19 | Posted by oneironaut at 2026-03-11 01:24 PM

"Google AI says you're full of schhhit."

When should we be expecting a retraction and an apology?

Because that's generally what happens when a poster with any class is corrected.

Have you any class?

#20 | Posted by Danforth at 2026-03-11 01:37 PM

aka fired from a previous role
#18 | POSTED BY ONETRUMPER

You're so desperate to be correct you're doubling down on being wrong.

Kristi Noem was moved from one position to another.

Womp womp.

Keep trying to spin it.

It's hilarious how ignorant you are.

#21 | Posted by ClownShack at 2026-03-11 02:16 PM

Have you any class?
#20 | POSTED BY DANFORTH

He's a full fledged Trumper who does nothing but spread lies and propaganda.

So, no.

No class, all arse.

#22 | Posted by ClownShack at 2026-03-11 02:19 PM

How much did Crystal Meth Rumsfeld waste on his makeup chair?

#23 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2026-03-11 03:10 PM

It's a natural result of the "use it or lose it" budgeting process.

Hate the game, not the player.

#24 | Posted by censored at 2026-03-11 05:07 PM

>billions
-doubt
puff degrades impAct

#25 | Posted by john_savage2 at 2026-03-11 08:17 PM

>Kristi Noem was moved from one position to another.

Any competent leader would be willing to throw these away as soon as they become a target.
It's not about the people, it's about depriving the opps of a target.
When they focus, snatch away and leave them shakin an empty bag grr grr grrr.

#26 | Posted by john_savage2 at 2026-03-11 08:22 PM

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