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LetMyPeopleVote

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22. Hegseth and trump are incompetent and are too stupid to supply our military with food
Fri Apr 17, 2026, 08:39 PM
Friday

This is what happens when you have an incompetent fool with no experience in charge of the Pentagon. Pete likes to put on makeup and appear on camera, boasting about war and its warriors, while essential tasks, like making sure those warriors are fed, are not seen as flashy enough to bother with.

Mrs. Betty Bowers (@mrsbettybowers.bsky.social) 2026-04-17T18:36:26.046Z

wtf even is that, an insole?

Star the Bard (@starlightfox.bsky.social) 2026-04-17T18:51:27.552Z

LEFT: What Donald is making our troops in Iran eat.
RIGHT: What Donald is giving folks at Mar-a-Lago to eat.

Honestly, I thought I was going to make this point a lot better than I can. The food at Mar-a-Lago may be richer and more plentiful, but it still looks like poorly-plated slop.

Mrs. Betty Bowers (@mrsbettybowers.bsky.social) 2026-04-17T17:42:31.162Z

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US troops going hungry? [View all] amerikat Thursday OP
You can post up to four paragraphs. niyad Thursday #1
Meanwhile Hegseth is gorging on lobster. jls4561 Thursday #3
two paragraphs amerikat Thursday #2
This was how it was for some units in the Iraq war Lifeafter70 Thursday #4
Well now the mail doesn't work. LisaL Thursday #5
Yes I read that which makes this worse Lifeafter70 Thursday #6
Hegseth doesn't give a shit vapor2 Thursday #7
He probably (likely) tells them "MAN UP!" durablend Friday #20
So, our troops are sent to war and starve when.......... sheshe2 Thursday #8
It's the military that is not getting packages through Lifeafter70 Thursday #9
I take issue with this article Lifeafter70 Thursday #10
Pete Hegseth's Defense Department blew $22M on steak and lobster in a single month, watchdog claims Norrrm Friday #11
The 22 million for fancy food was just part of the story questionseverything Friday #16
They could have at least bought dehydrated foods like Ilsa Friday #17
Starve the troops, starve the civilians (by reducing EBT) and give the billionaires more money. Fil1957 Friday #12
His hero, Putin, treats his troops like sht Hassler Friday #13
Trump is destroying our country Billsdaughter Friday #19
Makes me sick. summer_in_TX Friday #14
I just emailed my congressman, of course a Republican, tavernier Friday #15
What is that dark grey rectangular food item? Ilsa Friday #18
Hope they like mutinies. Crowman2009 Friday #21
Hegseth and trump are incompetent and are too stupid to supply our military with food LetMyPeopleVote Friday #22
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