President Joe Biden’s Department of Defense spent more in September than any month since 2008, with some funds going to The money was reportedly used to splurge millions of dollars on luxury goods.
DOD spent a total of $79.1 billion in September 2024, of which $33.1 billion was spent within the last five business days of the fiscal year. According to to the report. Sudden increases in spending at the end of the fiscal year in September often help stabilize funding levels, as reduced spending can lead to cuts in the Congressional budget.
“If you think back to the Bush administration, we were engaged in two hot wars in Iraq and Afghanistan,” Open the Books spokesman Christopher Niefus told the Daily Caller News Foundation. spoke. “Today, under the Secretary of State [Lloyd] Austin, the Department of Defense managed to exceed its monthly expenditures in real dollars. They consistently fail audits, but some of the things they bullet point are hard to swallow unless you’re a lobster fan. ” (Related: Here are President Trump’s options for dealing with pressing nuclear threats that worsen under the Biden administration)
A view of the Pentagon in Washington, DC, December 13, 2024. Home to the United States Department of Defense, the Pentagon is one of the largest office buildings in the world. (Photo by Daniel Slim/AFP)
The Pentagon splurged $6.1 million on lobster tails in September, more than $3 million more than it spent in the same month. 2023, According to the report. Other high-end food purchases included $16.6 million for ribeye steak and $6.4 million for salmon, with similar amounts spent on meat last September.
The department also ordered 79 ice creams for $113,230 and spent $117,787 on fresh donuts, according to the report.
Technology purchases also made up a significant portion of the spending, with $5.1 million believed to have been paid for Apple products, including 130 iPhone 16 Pro Max. luxury According to reports, the base model version of the iPhone 16. They also spent a whopping $211 million on furniture alone, $36,000 of which was spent on footrests alone.
The Pentagon also managed to spend $1.2 million on instruments, according to the report.
But the report said the most purchased items in September were expected items, with $3 billion spent on ammunition and $7.9 billion on aircraft.
The Pentagon also failed seven consecutive audits in 2024 and the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2025. need The Pentagon is on track to pass the audit by 2028, according to the report.
The Pentagon did not immediately respond to a request for comment from the Daily Caller News Foundation.
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