{"id":2579684,"date":"2026-03-13T18:37:59","date_gmt":"2026-03-13T22:37:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/marine-vet-tells-powerful-personal-story-in-response-to-idiots-slamming-hegseth-for-buying-steak-and-lobster-for-troops\/"},"modified":"2026-03-13T18:43:05","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T22:43:05","slug":"marine-vet-tells-powerful-personal-story-in-response-to-idiots-slamming-hegseth-for-buying-steak-and-lobster-for-troops","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/marine-vet-tells-powerful-personal-story-in-response-to-idiots-slamming-hegseth-for-buying-steak-and-lobster-for-troops\/","title":{"rendered":"Marine Vet Tells Powerful Personal Story in Response to &#8216;Idiots&#8217; Slamming Hegseth for Buying Steak and Lobster for Troops"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">38<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmarine-vet-tells-powerful-personal-story-in-response-to-idiots-slamming-hegseth-for-buying-steak-and-lobster-for-troops%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2579684&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>An opinion piece in The Western Journal argues that Democrats frequently adopt extreme or two-faced positions, using the controversy over Pentagon spending on steak and lobster for troops to illustrate what the author sees as liberal hypocrisy. It weaves together anecdotes,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-federal-court-refuses-request-to-dig-into-jurors-cellphone\/\" title=\"US Federal Court Refuses Request to Dig into Juror\u2019s Cellphone\">social-media posts<\/a>,and a watchdog report to push a conservative viewpoint.<\/p>\n<p>Key points:<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The article cites critics like CNN commentator Paul Begala and highlights a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >defense-issue debate sparked<\/a> by reports that the Pentagon spent large sums on luxury foods such as ribeye steak and lobster tail.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Marine veteran johnny Joey Jones shares a personal story from Afghanistan about a \u201csurf and turf\u201d night and the morale value of home comforts, framing the spending as meaningful to service members.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Open the Books\u2019 end-of-fiscal-year report is referenced, noting substantial spending at the Pentagon (e.g., $15.1 million on ribeye,$6.9 million on lobster) in September 2025, with conservatives arguing for accountability and liberals depicted as hypocritical for opposing these meals.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The piece contrasts conservative calls to curb waste with liberal backlash, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/confirmed-the-80-ton-truck-speeding-down-an-interstate-into-oncoming-traffic-was-driven-by-somali-and-registered-in-minnesota\/\" title=\"Confirmed: The 80...Ton Truck Speeding Down an Interstate Into Oncoming Traffic Was Driven by Somali and Registered in Minnesota\">including social-media reactions<\/a> that accuse Republicans of lying and call out what the author views as Democrats\u2019 morally indefensible positions.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; It also references broader Democratic positions on issues such as abortion and treatment of grieving mothers, suggesting a moral disconnect and rallying against Democrats by invoking phrases like \u201clet them eat cake\u201d and Marie Antoinette.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The tone is overtly partisan,portraying Democrats as out of touch or hypocritical while defending troops\u2019 morale meals as appropriate and necessary.<\/p>\n<p>the text presents a partisan critique of Democratic criticisms of Pentagon spending, framing it as part of a broader pattern of morally indefensible liberal policy positions.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_2)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Every time you think the Democrats cannot adopt a more ridiculous position, they somehow manage to exceed your worst expectations.<\/p>\n<p>For instance, this week Democrats such as CNN commentator <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-scott-jennings-calls-internet-fact-check-cnn-colleagues-insane-claim-pete-hegseth\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Paul Begala<\/a> complained that in September Secretary of War Pete Hegseth spent millions of dollars on luxury food items, including steak and lobster tail.<\/p>\n<p>In response, Fox News contributor Johnny Joey Jones, a U.S. Marine veteran wounded in Afghanistan in 2010, recalled how much he and his comrades-in-arms appreciated the rare taste of home.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;To all the idiots criticizing the pentagon for surf and turf here&rsquo;s a story for you,&rdquo; Jones wrote Thursday on the social media platform X.<\/p>\n<p>In an accompanying video, Jones told the story of a &ldquo;difficult day&rdquo; in Afghanistan in 2010, working with two of his fellow Marines to disable improvised explosive devices (IEDs), a day that featured &ldquo;a few really close calls.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadAnyclip() { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst container=document.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!container) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=\"https:\/\/player.anyclip.com\/anyclip-widget\/lre-widget\/prod\/v1\/src\/lre.js\"; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"pubname\", \"westernjournalcom\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"widgetname\", \"001w000001jULVcAAO_M12924\"); 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It&rsquo;s surf and turf!&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;After that day, for weeks, we talked about steak and lobster,&rdquo; Jones recalled, adding that it was the only steak and lobster he ever got overseas.<\/p>\n<p>One of Jones&rsquo; colleagues got blown up shortly thereafter, and then died of stomach cancer in 2025. Jones himself fell victim to an IED later in 2010.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;And you see these tweets,&rdquo; the veteran continued, &ldquo;you see these tweets about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-4-intense-lines-hegseth-iran-60-minutes-interview\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pete Hegseth<\/a> has spent $15 million on steak and lobster. Are you serious? That is the only thing about home &mdash; that&rsquo;s the only thing that makes you feel special for the entire time you&rsquo;re there, watching your buddies die, and you&rsquo;re mad about that?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">To all the idiots criticizing the pentagon for surf and turf here&rsquo;s a story for you <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ZsC7JYI4dI\">pic.twitter.com\/ZsC7JYI4dI<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Joey Jones (@Johnny_Joey) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Johnny_Joey\/status\/2032120815781564850?\">March 12, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>On Monday, the government watchdog <a href=\"https:\/\/openthebooks.substack.com\/p\/pentagon-should-focus-on-defense\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Open the Books<\/a> published a report highlighting end-of-the-fiscal-year &ldquo;use it or lose it&rdquo; spending at the Pentagon, which occurred in September 2025.<\/p>\n<p>According to the report, the Pentagon spent, for instance, $15.1 million on ribeye steak and $6.9 million on lobster tail.<\/p>\n<p>Conservatives, of course, applaud nearly every effort to rein in government spending. But steak and lobster for the troops? Give them all they can eat, a grateful conservative will say.<\/p>\n<p>For reasons known only to them, however, liberals chose to die on the surf-and-turf hill. That includes not only Begala and the lunatics at CNN, but also a number of liberals on X.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Yes, the Pentagon&rsquo;s reported $93 billion end-of-year spending spree, which included around $22 million on items like ribeye steak ($15.1 million) and lobster tail ($6.9 million), occurred in September 2025.<br \/> This was not for our troops!!<br \/> All republicans do is LIE!<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Jennifer Bell #LetsMeetInTheMiddle (@jennie0501) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jennie0501\/status\/2032180117967970797?\">March 12, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Gonna stop you there bud. These transactions took place during or before September 2025. We weren&rsquo;t in an active war This misuse of funds was not justified and didnt go towards troops who were about to or were actively engaged in an active conflict.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Earthly Contagion (@EarthsContagion) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EarthsContagion\/status\/2032154017451606033?\">March 12, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The problem being, there are a significant number who believe Hegseth ate all the lobster himself and the troops got none. Seriously. &#129315;<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/24FGmLwFso\">https:\/\/t.co\/24FGmLwFso<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Edward Cope (@TElcope177989) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TElcope177989\/status\/2032123170560622608?\">March 12, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Democrats, of course, have adopted some of the most morally indefensible positions imaginable.<\/p>\n<p>They have shrieked in celebration, for instance, at the prospect of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-women-shriek-celebration-right-murder-children-voted-law\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">more abortions<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>On two different occasions, they have demonstrated <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/democrats-show-shocking-callousness-laken-riley-jocelyn-nungarays-mothers-new-low\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">unfathomable callousness<\/a> toward the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-hits-dems-refusing-acknowledge-grieving-mother-iryna-zarutska-killed-policies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">mothers<\/a> of murder victims.<\/p>\n<p>Now, they complain about troops receiving expensive meals?<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Did the Democrats just have their own &lsquo;let them <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kai-trump-gets-heat-for-bringing-secret-service-during-erewhon-trip\/\" title=\"Kai Trump gets heat for bringing Secret Service during Erewhon trip\">eat cake&#038;rsquo<\/a>; moment?&rdquo; one X user asked.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Did the Democrats just have their own &ldquo;let them eat cake&rdquo; moment?<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Mr. Dobie (@EastRockKennels) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EastRockKennels\/status\/2032144948955341199?\">March 12, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Indeed they did. And while we would not wish on them the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.history.com\/this-day-in-history\/october-16\/marie-antoinette-is-beheaded\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">fate<\/a> of Marie Antoinette, we would like to see the Democrats and their indefensible ideas go the way of the Bourbon Monarchy.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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A recent controversy centers on a September Pentagon spending report highlighted by Open the Books, which showed a large end-of-fiscal-year outlay. The report notes about $93 billion in end-year spending, including roughly $22 million on luxury foods-$15.1 million for ribeye steak and $6.9 million for lobster tails. Critics, including CNN commentator Paul Begala, seized on these figures to argue waste at the Pentagon.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; In response, Fox News contributor Johnny Joey Jones, a Marine veteran who was wounded in Afghanistan, argued that the meals symbolize a sense of home for troops. He took to X to share a story from 2010 about a difficult day disabling IEDs, during which a \u201csurf and turf\u201d meal became a morale-boosting memory. Jones also posted a video recounting the experience, implying that defenders of such meals have a valid point about morale and tradition, even as he himself has faced injuries and personal losses related to combat.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The broader reaction online was mixed. Some conservatives defended the idea of limiting waste and supporting responsible spending, while liberal voices criticized the emphasis on meals as either inappropriate or politically opportunistic. A number of liberal commentators and a number of Twitter users mocked Democrats, with some invoking Marie Antoinette\u2019s famous quip about cake to suggest hypocrisy or insensitivity toward troops.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The article closes by portraying Democrats as holding morally indefensible positions on various issues, including abortion rights. It presents the claim that, despite moments of sympathy for troops\u2019 well-being, Democrats are unfairly criticized for focusing on household or comfort expenditures at a time when the piece asserts other public debates are more consequential. 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