“Tooth and tail.” That’s the phrase new Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth uses to describe how money is spent (and wasted) by the Pentagon. It captures the difference between spending money to support warfighters and spending it on the mushrooming support operations that are supposed to keep the troops ready.
A Department of Defense (DOD) Inspector General report, released last month, found $500,000 in transactions made at casinos, mobile app stores, bars, nightclubs, and major sporting events, including the Super Bowl. Another 3.9 million transactions, totaling $1.2 billion, were not even reviewed by supervisors, the IG found. Overall, Elon Musk’s DOGE uncovered more than 4 million government credit cards responsible for 90 million transactions.
That “tail” is much bigger than it should be.
“Just like Donald Trump in his conversation with Zelensky, the military is holding all the
Trending: Democrats defend their Trump address outbursts as GOP weighs penalties
Join the conversation!
Please share your thoughts about this article below. We value your opinions, and would love to see you add to the discussion!