Pete Hegseth
Blew Billion$ on Fruit Baskets, Lobster
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Pete Hegseth‘s Defense Department blew through tens of billions in one month … including huge splurges on steak, lobster, crab, fruit baskets, and furniture.
The Pentagon went on an epic spending spree in September 2025 by burning through $93 billion … the most at the end of a fiscal year since 2008 … all part of the federal government’s use-it-or-lose-it budget.
Hegseth’s DOD needed to spend the money to keep their current funding moving forward … and he signed off on $6.9 million for lobster tail, $2 million for Alaskan king crab, $15.1 million for ribeye steak, $1 million for salmon, almost $140K for donuts, and $124K for ice cream machines.
The Pentagon dropped $225 million on furniture … including $12,000 for fruit basket stands.
Under Hegseth, the DOD also blew nearly $6 billion on information technology … including $3.5 billion for cable TV. Another $5.3 million was spent on Apple devices, with $4 million going towards Samsung devices.
And, get this … $1.8 million was spent on musical instruments … including nearly $99K for a Steinway & Sons grand piano for the Air Force Chief of Staff’s home, $26K for a violin, and $21,750 for a handmade Japanese flute.
Hegseth’s Department also spent over $50 billion in the last 5 days of September on grants and contracts. However, they did find some cuts recently, like reducing Senator Mark Kelly‘s military pay.
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