Paul Begala Humiliates Himself - Steak and Lobster

NEW: CNN’s Paul Begala seems to think Pete Hegseth ate $6.9 million of lobster tail all by himself in the month of September.

Begala: He has spent $15 million in one month for ribeye steak, $6.9 million for lobster tail… all for himself.

Scott Jennings: Do you believe the… pic.twitter.com/eTU54ORgc4

— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) March 12, 2026

🚨 WOW. Paul Begala is getting EATEN ALIVE for lying about SecWar Hegseth

BEGALA: Hegseth bought MILLIONS of dollars in lobster all for HIMSELF, it’s not for the troops! pic.twitter.com/8L3KV2Y2Dg

SCOTT JENNINGS: You REALLY think he’s eating all the lobster by himself? You’re…

— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) March 12, 2026

I wish Rush was still here to highlight the idiocy of The Forehead.

Paul Begala is far from the only one to make a fool of himself over the "Surf and Turf" story.

My understanding is this food was for the men and women in our armed forces - and as far as I'm concerned they can have caviar and champagne every day given they are putting their literal lives on the line for our protection. https://t.co/irWUlWIFS7

— Meghan McCain (@MeghanMcCain) March 11, 2026

TMZ followed by several different other "news" sites (I use that term lightly) published a story with this all caps headline "PETE HEGSETH
BLEW BILLION$ ON FRUIT BASKETS, LOBSTER" accompanied by a photo with him, surrounded by a bunch of plastic lobsters.

If you've never… pic.twitter.com/lz5p9zDiNm

— ZitoSalena (@ZitoSalena) March 12, 2026

I recall that when I was embedded with the @USMC during combat operations in the Iraq War, their food intake was 1 MRE per day. I would bet real money no one in Congress was doing the same…. https://t.co/ijvTKYA4Ty

— John Roberts (@johnrobertsFox) March 12, 2026