Salena Zito Dismantles Media/Dem Outrage Cycle About Pentagon/Hegseth ‘Lobster-Gate’ – Twitchy

The late, great Rush Limbaugh used to call them “the drive-by media” for a million reasons, and we have the latest example. After attempting to generate outrage about the Trump administration about a number of things the lib media has moved on to something else. 

Here’s what the Democrats would like Americans to be upset about today:

😳 Pete Hegseth blew billions on shellfish, steak, fruit baskets and furniture.

Read more: https://t.co/eh8qa4CODH pic.twitter.com/F4NVYRXWUn

— TMZ (@TMZ) March 10, 2026

Are we supposed to be upset that the troops are treated to really good meals once in a while? 

We’ll start with this: 

How in any universe does this total up to “billions”? pic.twitter.com/HXE17zpEei

— Pam D (@soirchick) March 10, 2026

Maybe TDS makes their brains add some zeroes to any number. 

However, the attempt to gin up outrage worked as intended: 

HEGSETH BLOWING $93 BILLION OF TAXPAYER DOLLARS IN 1 MONTH !! pic.twitter.com/L8GmyWQ2bt

— Governor Newsom Press Office (@GovPressOffice) March 10, 2026

Hey, would the Newsom account ever lie? 

We’re supposed to be mad about U.S. service members on extended deployments getting some surf & turf. https://t.co/V9Xu1kbcF0

— Jerry Dunleavy IV 🇺🇸 (@JerryDunleavy) March 10, 2026

The people who were fine with taxpayers being on the hook for nice hotel rooms for illegals sure are worked up about the Pentagon providing quality food and accommodations for our service members. If Hegseth was only sending Ramen noodles to eat we’d have the opposite spin from the lefty media. 

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It’s nice to know liberals really hate our troops and don’t want them to eat. https://t.co/6F4t6tGIKp

— EducatëdHillbilly™ (@RobProvince) March 10, 2026

1) Complain about buying good food for our soldiers, calling it a waste of money

2) Demand we spend more on illegal aliens, calling it compassionate

Incredible stuff.

— Sunny (@sunnyright) March 11, 2026

Salena Zito looked into the levels of outrage in previous years and it seems that TDS has made the Dems and media come out against feeding U.S. service members good meals: 

As for the @TMZ Generated “outrage” or as it will be inevitably called lobster-gate here is some important context:

In 2009 when Robert Gates was the secretary defense during the Obama administration in Iraq and Afghanistan here is a story from a reporter who was embedded with… pic.twitter.com/j57quAM7Tk

— ZitoSalena (@ZitoSalena) March 11, 2026

Here’s the full post from @ZitoSalena: 

@TMZ Generated “outrage” or as it will be inevitably called lobster-gate here is some important context:

In 2009 when Robert Gates was the secretary defense during the Obama administration in Iraq and Afghanistan here is a story from a reporter who was embedded with the soldiers.

“The lobsters and crab legs are shipped from the United States and driven down on a refrigerated truck from Bagram. On seafood night, the crew serves up 400 of the tasty tails, 130 pounds of Alaskan King crab legs, and 135 pounds each of shrimp and scallops.”

And here is a story from 2024 when Lloyd Austin was the secretary of defense.

I struggle to find any references in any stories, but perhaps I miss them in calling them “Robert Gates defense department and clout or “Lloyd Austin’s defense department.”

I also struggle to find any photos with plastic lobsters behind the faces of Gates or Austin.

Wait, this faux outrage is all due to TDS? Shocker!

@CAgovernor @jrpsaki : correction coming??? https://t.co/itwGwRHtdo

— judy (@judy060709) March 11, 2026

That would require them caring about being remotely honest and accurate. 

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