Our troops fighting overseas and risking their lives are being fed too well. That is the message that some Democrats are fielding ahead of the midterm elections and 2028 presidential cycle. If the Democrats are looking for a trial balloon for winning issues, this one is sure to pop.

On Tuesday, X erupted with liberal commentators such as Molly Jong-Fast, Jemele Hill, Thomas Chatterton Williams, and Mehdi Hasan, among others, sharing a TMZ story about the Pentagon “blowing billions on shellfish,” including $2 million for Alaskan king crab, $6.9 million for lobster tail, and $15.1 million for ribeye steak. TMZ, best known for covering celebrities, not geopolitics, even had a photoshopped picture of War Secretary Pete Hegseth smiling and holding a crab.