"When I was in Iraq serving at a very remote FOB not far from the Iranian border, we had steak and crab legs almost every Sunday. It was the military's version of a thank you meal, and it was very appreciated. There are lots of things to be outraged at, but feeding our deployed troops well is not one of them."
"JENNINGS: Do you believe the secretary of defense is personally eating all the lobster? It's for the troops! BEGALA: Oh really? The troops are getting lobster!? JENNINGS: Frequently in theater! Troops who are going to war."
During a debate on CNN's The Source, Paul Begala claimed Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth personally spent millions on ribeye steak and lobster tail for himself. Scott Jennings corrected this, explaining the purchases were for troops in theater as appreciation meals. Begala disputed this claim, but the internet and New York Times columnist David French corroborated Jennings's account. French, who served in Iraq, confirmed that steak and crab legs were standard morale meals provided to deployed troops at remote forward operating bases. The spending represents military appreciation for service members, not leadership extravagance.
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