Pete Hegseth's Pentagon spending splurge, 93 billion, in september alone

[BlueWaveNeverEnd]

https://www.rawstory.com/hegseth-pentagon-money/

According to government watchdog Open The Books, the Department of Defense's spending in September reached levels not seen since at least 2008 — a total of $93 billion. The extravagant purchases have taken on new importance now that the Pentagon may be on the verge of depleting its munitions stockpile as Trump's war on Iran escalates.

The waste was staggering. The Pentagon spent over $225 million on furniture alone — the highest amount since 2014. This included $12,000 on fruit basket stands and more than $60,000 on premium Herman Miller chairs.

Dining also received generous funding. The Pentagon purchased $2 million worth of Alaskan king crab in September — a feat the department has accomplished five times during Trump's tenure.

Musical instruments joined the shopping list. A $98,329 Steinway & Sons grand piano, a $26,000 violin, and a $21,750 handmade Japanese flute were among $1.8 million spent on instruments.

[SunSeeker]

1. K & R for exposure

[applegrove]

2. And now the Trump regime has to go begging to Congress for more money for war with Iran

and replacing all those missiles and making drones. Almost like they didn't plan eh?

[Bread and Circuses]

3. I don't understand why we're not in the streets

On strike and telling Congress to impeach the entire cabinet now,

We’re ready.

[ChicagoTeamster]

4. Fraud, waste, and abuse. Is JD going to investigate this?

[C_U_L8R]

6. Just wait until this month's bill comes in.

Trump sure knows how to bankrupt things. It’s like the scene in Goodfellas where they gut the restaurant business and when there’s nothing left to steal, they torch it.

[llmart]

7. This is criminal (what else is new?).

Also, what the everloving fuck is a fruit basket stand?

[Ray Bruns]

8. Yea, I had to google that one too.

[llmart]

9. Anything to waste our taxpayer dollars and enrich themselves.

Guess us plebs don't know about "fancy" things that the hoi polloi use.

[GenThePerservering]

12. The Hoi polloi ARE the plebs

I think we're the serfs. 😒

[OGBuzz]

10. Hegseth is un-Woking the military....

with fruit baskets, violins, and Alaska king crab.

[Ol Janx Spirit]

11. At least we know a "beardo" won't be playing our $26,000 violin, and a fat general won't be playing...

...our $100,000 Steinway while they eat all that King Crab....

[GenThePerservering]

13. Maybe warrior-man Hegseth will buy a suit that fits

right now his pants are so tight that he walks like he took a skateboard right into his dingdong.

[niyad]

14. Have you seen that video of him flipping a skateboard directly into

his nuts? I watch it several times a day.

[twodogsbarking]

15. The tariffs will cover it. Wait for it.

[Initech]

19. WE HAVE 100 TRILLION DOLLARS COMING IN!!! EVERYBODY WINS!!!

[crud]

16. I'd like it if

they spent all the 93 billion on musical instruments. Give them to the world so man kind can make music instead of war. Silly me...what am I thinking.

[Initech]

20. At least we'll have something to play when the USA Titanic sinks.

[nitpicked]

17. To be fair, some of that was for regular DoD spending

https://www.csis.org/analysis/what-are-key-milestones-and-decisions-affecting-us-defense-spending-2025

This indicated that roughly $70 billion or so (if DoD spent somewhat the same month to month)) would have been expected to have been spent for "normal" items.

Then there is the federal habit (not confined to DoD) of "use it or lose it" ((in following budgets)) near/at fiscal year-end.

This DOES indicate a probable year-end spike in "spending" beyond "spiked normal" in September 2025.

[Exp]

18. There is just TOO MUCH CRAP coming from this administration - I mean OFFICIAL GRIFT! nt

[progressoid]

21. And this comes via the right wing Daily Caller.

I won't post the link because...

[LetMyPeopleVote]

22. Hegseth really likes crab and crab legs

[flor-de-jasmim]

23. OH, for the "good 'ole days"

AI-oversigt
"In 1998, a Pentagon audit revealed the Department of Defense paid roughly $76 each for small aircraft set screws that cost about 57 cents, due to poor procurement practices, specialized handling, and outdated, single-supplier listing. These highly inflated prices stemmed from inefficient bureaucracy, rather than actual material value."

[SeattleVet]

24. Standard 'end of fiscal year' use-it-or-lose-it stuff.

When I was in the Air Force, September was the time to order pretty much anything we wanted - or thought you might want - before the end of the fiscal year when funds ran out. The attitude was (and obviously, still is), that if you didn't spend every penny in your budget for this year, you didn't need that much and the following year you might see a budget cut, so you spent like there was no tomorrow.

Very wasteful then, and even more now, but it's been going on for as long as I can remember.