Erick Hays

[Erick Hays @HaysErick]

@Cudlitz @elonmusk You must be a Democrat. I thought you were a tough guy. But I was wrong you just play one.

[ZitoSalena @ZitoSalena]

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 covered the military, or served, or if you don't have any family or friends in the military this would seem like a shocking story.

But it's not--not even remotely.

It is a common practice for our country to provide these special meals to our service men and women at least once a week--Has been for decades.

I did my due diligence to prove my point to anyone who doubts my accuracy -- in 2009 when Robert Gates was the secretary defense during the Obama administration I present you with a story from a reporter who was embedded with the soldiers in Afghanistan.

"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."

Here is the link: https://t.co/71KY99QS4v

And here is a story from 2024 when Lloyd Austin was the secretary of defense and Joe Biden was the president of the United States.

"The military spent $103.7 million on meat, fish and poultry, including $16.6 million on ribeye steak and 147 orders of lobster tail for $6.1 million.

Orders of blueberries, ice cream and doughnuts also exceeded $100,000."

https://t.co/jvObGKqcb4

I am once again disappointed with the lack of balance and context in my profession. Deeply embarrassed and disappointed in members of Congress, who were tweeting this out. Why? Well because how is it that they don't know this? 

You may or may not like who is the current president of the United States, but your obsession should not make something that is both a norm but also a show of gratefulness for our soldiers, an outrage to satisfy your unhappiness.

[Erick Hays @HaysErick]

@DefiantLs Who?

[Erick Hays @HaysErick]

@DarrigoMelanie Alot of options to have

[Erick Hays @HaysErick]

@TheFreelyAshley Yes

[Erick Hays @HaysErick]

@propublica Isn't it ironic. Don't ya think

[Erick Hays @HaysErick]

@OurSf49ers Achilles

[Benny Johnson @bennyjohnson]

Weird how +20 million Democrats just disappeared in a single election from 2020 to 2024

Super duper strange man

Joe Biden got 81 million votes

Kamala got 60?

Very Sus

[Erick Hays @HaysErick]

@realTrumpNewsX Hi

[Erick Hays @HaysErick]

@ATRightMovies Outlaw Josey Wales.

[Libs of TikTok @libsoftiktok]

Wait for it…. 😂🔥

[Libs of TikTok @libsoftiktok]

“Your administration kiIIed my son” - Father of Lance Corporal Kareem M. Nikoui who was kiIIed at Abbey Gate SLAMS Biden-Harris. This is the same father who Biden had arrested during the State of the Union.

[John Rich🇺🇸 @johnrich]

THIS is as real as it gets. This is the Father of one of the 13 who were killed during the Biden/Harris withdrawal from Afghanistan. WOW. Repost this far and wide.

[Erick Hays @HaysErick]

@DefiantLs America

[Robert F. Kennedy Jr @RobertKennedyJr]

What "MAGA" really means

The phrase has troubled liberals who think it is a call for a return to an America before civil rights, gay rights, and women's rights. But I have a more generous interpretation, one that is truer to my experience of Donald Trump as he is today. "Make America Great Again" recalls a nation brimming with vitality, with a can-do spirit, with hope and a belief in itself. It was an America that was beginning to confront its darker shadows, could acknowledge the injustice in its past and present, yet at the same time could celebrate its successes. It was a nation of broad prosperity, the world's most vibrant middle class, and a idealistic belief (though not consistently applied) in freedom, justice, and democracy. It was a nation that led the world in innovation, productivity, and technology. And it was the healthiest country in the world. I have talked to many Trump supporters. I have talked with his inner circle. I have talked to the man himself. This is the America they want to restore.

[Erick Hays @HaysErick]

@RockLovesMe2 Tesla

[Erick Hays @HaysErick]

@realTrumpNewsX Bye!

[Erick Hays @HaysErick]

@IvankaNews_ Bye

[Erick Hays @HaysErick]

@krassenstein Not going as expected

[Erick Hays @HaysErick]

@ivankatrumpo 👍