New Delhi, March 11 -- As many Americans continue grappling with the rising cost of living, the US Pentagon reportedly wrapped up the fiscal year, which runs from October to September, with a spending spree, burning through $93 billion on items ranging from iPads to millions of dollars' worth of crab and lobster dinners.

Open the Books, a government watchdog, found in a new analysis that in September 2025, US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth reportedly burned through cash and spent over $9 million on crab and lobster dinners.

The unusual spending on crab and lobster dinners has also drawn attention. According to a report in Military.com, there's a widely recognised belief that when steak and lobster appear in the dining facility, somet...