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A new meme that the LEFT doesn't get that THE FACTS MATTER! The claim in the image is based on a real government watchdog report from Open the Books, but it’s exaggerated and misleading in its presentation. The Pentagon, under Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, did indeed spend a record $93.4 billion in September 2025 (the end of the fiscal year) on various grants, contracts, and purchases.  This was part of a common “use-it-or-lose-it” budgeting practice where agencies rush to spend remaining funds to avoid losing them and potentially facing cuts in future allocations.    That total spending did include millions on luxury food items and electronics, such as: • $6.9 million on lobster tail.  • $2 million on Alaskan king crab.  • $15.1 million on ribeye steak.  • $139,224 on donut orders.  • $4 million on Samsung products (including large monitors that could function like TVs).  However, the $93.4 billion was not spent entirely (or even primarily) “on” those specific items—the meme’s wording implies that’s what the bulk of the money went toward, which isn’t accurate. Those are just highlighted examples of questionable or lavish purchases within the much larger total, which also covered things like $5.9 billion on IT and telecommunications, $225 million on furniture, and billions more on defense-related contracts and services.   The food and electronics spending represents a tiny fraction of the overall amount. This type of end-of-year spending surge has happened under multiple administrations and isn’t unique to 2025, though it was the highest on record since at least 2008.  Critics, including Open the Books, argue it leads to waste and recommend reforms like allowing unused funds to roll over.  The image itself appears to be a sensationalized meme from WorldStarHipHop, a site known for entertainment and viral content rather than in-depth journalism, which often amplifies stories for shock value.