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New photos from the USS Abraham Lincoln show service members receiving minimal food portions as reports grow that some troops have lost significant weight and aren’t receiving care packages—while the Pentagon denies any shortages. (Newsweek)

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So shameful! But it’s your fault: you want him - you got him with all his idiots in his government. Hillary Clinton and Kamala Harris have told you all this things. Americans should stop to wail over Trump and the GOP. Americans have to act resolutely. The time is now before it’s to late.

It's the Kamala "I told you so" tour! We got maps to hospice & family homes of voters in gruesome agony w/o Obamacare subsidies. Kamala dances to "I'm a cutie" singing "You had your chance so you go die now! Misogynist racists wouldn't let 1st woman help Netty burn those Palestinian animal babies."

Nothing has changed with our military funding and Republicans. If you look at what Haliburton managed for our soldiers in the fake Iraq war and how Haliburton went from being bankrupt to being a billionaire company, it is a perfect depiction of what Republicans stand for. Hatred of Americans!

Haliburton, Blackwater, KBR, Caci. They’re all still there though some have since rebranded. Our debt is because we keep allowing them to loot our futures and not because we fund school lunch and libraries.

And THIS Republican party continue getting kickbacks after awarding massive contracts year and year. Times up a**holes. You've ripped us off and lied to Americans long enough! And NO HEALTH INSURANCE for you!

That pile of crap next to that grey crap looks like something I once saw on my mother-in-law’s plate at the DISGUSTING nursing home where she ultimately died… which is another place greed and grift is destroying people’s lives…when they need care and assurances from family they will be treated well.

Isn't it also Argentina Billionaires that have caused the huge crisis in the cattle industry in the US as well? I remember watching a documentary that talked about it. I just remember they were from South America and had basically taken over the bulk of importing and/or processing US beef.

Oh, HUNEE!! This is more than many inmates in Fed Pen. Theyre alloted X amt of food per day. Cant make the quota when kitchen employees taking food home 2 THEIR families!! Im SHOCKED an uprising hasn't occurred. 2B imprisoned is their punishment, NOT STARVATION!! Dont @ ME! #EndMAGAPoliticalCartel

Yes. I have family in all branches of military & a son in Yazoo City, MS fed pen. I still CARE abt my child & the children of others. Love doesnt cease 2 exist bc the silly child got busted. Im glad he did. In prison, less likely 2 get shot in drive by. My g-daughter stationed in HI. Son a Marine. 🇺🇲

This is not acceptable! The cruelty of this administration to its own people and immigrants (legal or not) is inhumane and MUST stop!

More likely logistics is breaking down. They just never planned for an extended deployment, nor seem they be able to secure the necessary logistic depots. There were stories that the Iranians did a number on the US' Gulf infrastructure.

Meanwhile, NAVY $$ is reportedly diverted to buy 10 mega warehouses for detainment, w/ bio-mass incinerators 🫪 for those warehouses. Starving soldiers in favor of concentration camps?!? WTF 🤬 Appropriations oversight, anyone???

This contributes to two of their objectives. Firstly, not buying food means more money funnelled into the pockets of Don the Con and his cronies. Secondly, it substantially weakens the bodies and morale of the US armed forces, which makes Donnie’s boss Putin happy.

Makes me sick to see how they are treated. And if this is for our troops— imagine what they are giving or not giving detainees. Meanwhile at Mar-a-Lago, what is on menu for tonight? How many Door Dashers are bringing McDonald’s the rest of the day?

I have absolutely no words to describe the anger I have at looking at these photos. It’s bad enough that the USPS is not delivering packages to our military who are fighting in a war that we shouldn’t be in. But then, to see that this is all they are getting to eat, it’s absolutely unforgivable! 🤬

This veteran is sick to her stomach. This is so f’ed up. They’d get a more balanced meal if they got MRE’s (Meals Ready to Eat) for you non military folks. Little food AND running out of bullets what could go wrong.

Isn’t it terrible. With not enough food they are exhausted & cranky. So messed up. They can’t go get food either like other soldiers posted somewhere or vending machines or packages. So so bad. And look at those plates! Portion of it is inedible & not enough

A well made Falafel, warmed and wrapped in foil, with the proper sauce and fried chickpeas is simply off the charts… We used to wait at the cart across from the South Tower for 20 mins, sometimes longer, to get one. It was the Zuccotti Park Meal on Wheels vendors. Crazy good.

If they aren’t getting food on board, they won’t be getting mail either. The Navy lies, and will lie straight to your face, even when faced with direct evidence of their screwup. We were subjected to it in town meetings during the Red Hill water contamination event.

Shame on the grifting regime I think they like that tho, being shame full, lesser humans This is how they demonstrate their caring and leadership... They could be dead tonight so don't waste food on them. STOP THIS DESPOTIC REGIME NOW!!!

I'd call that near starvation level rations! Thats shocking. Soldiers need at least 3000+ Calories a day, considerably more when on exercises or in action. Those poor buggers must be so bloody hungry!

Of course this is unacceptable for anyone. School lunches, prison lunches, not one should deal with this. But I don’t see them leaving. Pics are great, but that just means they are sitting there and taking it, and not doing anything about it.

His cult doesn't seem to be embarrassed or upset by the fact that he's a pedophile/thief/dictator. Maybe him treating the rank and file members of the US military like shit will cause a reaction.

But don’t bother the orange menace right now as it’s a weekend & he doesn’t work weekends (or ever). Absolutely disgusting lack of concern for our troops & I’m sure Hegseth will demand an investigation into who’s revealing these pictures 🤬

Spent 6 years in the Navy, 3&1/2 on a ship, many of those underweigh. I personally never saw a chow line with only two choices. I think they would have to show me video of the chow line before I would believe these photos. Maybe this are mid-rats for the night crew. Some squid looking for sympathy

You know you may not realize it but my post is not anyway a defense of Trump's illegal war, or misuse or abuse of our serving military. Rather it is a comment on social media and the viral nature of conflict inducing images, unverifiable and promoted by platforms solely because they create conflict.

I applaud your service sadly these are different times the psycho in the Oval with his Cabinet of crooks do not give a fuck about our brave, honorable military they are fucking pawns to be used ,abused,ended even in a game of Risk and twump will never take any nor the responsibility of his actions

They aren't getting food replenishment & care packages because the ports where US had bases for the replenishments aren't in operation They aren't in operation because of the rapist terrorist pedophile president He's responsible for bases getting bombed US is responsible for its own destruction

There's a whole fleet if ships that can get food and stores any where in the world, and get said food on to the ship while still underway so operations aren't distrupted. Key issues here is piss poor planning.

Or perhaps 🤔 over spending and no money for food! Hmmmm Trump is the master of bankruptcy right! 🤮🤬 Our military is starving and dRump is sleeping, lying and golfing! It’s sickening! Release ALL OF THE EPSTEIN FILES NOW!!!

The warrior ethos is built on starving the troops. How are troops supposed to become so alpha that they eat their own guts out and demand seconds if they aren’t starving?

As Napoleon said: 'An army marches on its stomach' In this case the navy is being starved by Trump corruption. The other meal looks disgusting. How to ruin good ingredients by over cooking and piss poor presentation.

this is the great American wealth transfer, create a war, fund the "war", send our brothers to war, neglect them at war and put them in harms way, dont vaccinate or feed thm, dump our money into Israel and Defense contractors, wall street, and oil, cut veterans benefits and domestic safety net.

China's gonna kick your asses dude. This was Putin's plan all along, get president Krasnov to weaken ur military in stupid wars, before Russia and China finish u off. At this rate, it might be a mercy killing to put ur sorry state out of its misery

It's beyond unacceptable, it's treason and if it isn't adjudicated as such when this is all over, then we don't deserve to be a country. The Captain of that ship should be jumping on people's desks screaming about this, if the military is running way it should. This means it definitely isn't.

So normally how does this work? Was the Lincoln not properly supplied or resupplied before it was engaged in this “excursion”? How is resupply supposed to happen after they are engaged and why is it not happening now?

The way my Navy vet husband explained it, they had an entire food/supply fleet along with the aircraft carrier when he was deployed. They always had plenty of (good) food.

Thanks. So when we see these photos of garbage food, do you expect that was what was supplied by their food fleet or they are not getting resupplied at all? Trying to understand where the failure is ….this needs fixed now.

It would have to be supplied food the kitchen is doing its best with. I can say that he believes these are real photos of that ship, though he did caveat that sailors serve themselves, so was this all that was provided or all they took? I can't imagine why they'd risk being caught lying about this.

Whilst the politicians live it up in luxury, they send their forces to die. Was ever thus, but you didn't expect them to die from malnutrition and being too weak to fight in the 21st century.

I'm an Army veteran and never supported this scumbag. I knew some former battle buddies who did though. They are entrenched in the cult and I had to cut them out of my life. How anyone, especially military personnel can support this draft dodging traitor is beyond me

And his crazy running the Pentagon, you can't imagine how many career members want to "jump ship" right now except that they have invested most of their life dedicated to serving the people and now they are serving a wannabe king.

I know exactly what you're talking about. I had to do the same with some of the people I served with in the Army. When he showed up on the political scene they showed their true selves. Racist, misogynistic, hateful, etc... They tried to gaslight me by saying they liked his "politics" but it was bs

You nailed it! And when you asked which politics they liked specifically, they couldn't name a damn one, then they immediately switched to bashing Biden. They tried to separate themselves from his racist policies, not because they didn't like them, but because they just happened to be talking to me

I've lost friends and family too. There's no reasoning with them about what they see with their own eyes! It's a strange new world. It's the cult mindset for most but it's disturbing how the knowing kowtow to the Pedofelon47. R they in the tRumpstein files?

It's hard to de-program people from cult like behaviors, and a cult is what DTs MAGA is. They replaced a conservative political party with a Fascist leaning cult.

Not one service member should be over in criminal Trumps/Republicons perpetuated ILLEGAL WAR NOT ONE your disobeying our constitution we go through LEGAL process we DONT HAVE KINGS! If you have you will be held accountable & should be,whats he going to do to you if dont take illegal orders CRY !

About six-in-ten registered voters who say they have served in the U.S. military or military reserves (61%) support former President Donald Trump in the 2024 presidential election.

If there's one thing that's been a constant in Trump's maladministration ... it's that they lie. It's unfortunate that the American public can't trust a word coming from the current government. It's become as unreliable as any failed ex-USSR slave state or Russian propaganda machine.

You sure, or are these service members putting minimal food on their trays and taking photos to misrepresent? Not saying there isn't a food shortage. Also, when military is engaged in conflict such as this one in Iran, mail DOES NOT go through it may stay on a supply ship. Be careful MT....

My 22+ years in the Navy experience is that the Supply department/cooks served some fantastic food, and I also question how real these photos are. And mail? We went 102 days w/o. Sailors received their first, 2nd, and last notices on missed payments (rent, utilities, cars, etc.)

Nine yrs as an Airedale in the Navy and yes food was always good. What non military people don’t understand is that service members when deployed in active conflict/war will not get mail until they separate from that war or conflict.

Spent 9 yrs in the military and food service was always excellent! For service members in active conflict mail DOES NOT get delivered until after conflict/war deployments. How bout YOU. Any military service? Nope…amirite!?!? Save your criticism.

Never said anything about the damn mail. Personally, I have NOT served. Men in my family have served beginning in WWI to Vietnam. One doesn't have to be in the fight to understand the fight. Especially when it's brought back home. C'mon man.

No offense because I loathe this entire administration, but stop with this fake story. It undermines the message that this is an unjust conflict. There is no military dining hall (Navy, Army, Air Force, or Marines) serving this. At the very least MREs are always available.

BS - MRE's are deployed from warehouses/depots to military units in the field, forward operating bases or temporary encampments. They are not inventoried on aircraft carriers.

I showed the photos of these trays to my husband who was on the Lincoln for six months during the Gulf War and he immediately knew where they were from. At least that much is real. Are the portions by choice? Why would they risk their military benefits by sending home lies or bullshit photos?

Yes ’tis. But at least Hegseth and Miller & Noem & co are all enjoying those many million$ worth of steak, crab and lobster, “for the troops”? USA has never witnessed this level of corruption, cronyism, out-right theft of our tax-dollars to enhance the lifestyles of Trump Amin., Mar a Lago ”Elites”.

Because Pete Hegseth had the Pentagon outsource food supplies to a private contractor to cut costs: "Tonald Drump's Legitimate Rations USA." Apparently they're made in China.

I was stationed on a resupply/replenishment ship for 4-1/2 years (USS Wabash AOR-5) in the 80s & 90s. We gave food, mail, fuel, ordinance, transfer of personnel, etc. If the resupply ships either can’t get through the Strait, or can’t get resupplied INSIDE the Gulf, the whole Battle Group suffers.

I think if you look at war planning throughout our history, and then compare to what was done here, it explains a lot. Everything is impulsive, like a two year old.

The US hasn’t got to the part yet where the platoon leaders extort 80% of soldiers salaries, and pull their teeth out with pliers if they resist being sent to the front.

Kindly like to remind any soldiers who happen to read this. With all the information about insider trading coming out the Trump administration. Their first sacrificial lamb was a soldier who made a few hundred thou. I hope yall remember that when you think about who truly supports the military.

.25 of every tax dollar spent goes towards the military! Anyone got pics of trumps meals and hegseth patel and general cains meals, I guarantee you they don’t look like this.

The DOD is the biggest tax money fraud, and money laundering scheme for billionaires to take more of our earnings through taxes on the back end as they push to pay us all as little as possible on the front end.

You were under the impression that that money went to improving the quality of military personnel life? No, just the people who supply devices for killing and espionage. Btw, food quantity and quality is historically the main reason for soldiers to defect during times of war. Just food for thought.

Kegsbreath blew thru 93 billion dollars getting gourmet food, pianos(yes,pianos!) and any luxury item he can spend on. Trump and him don't give a crap about our military. Just send them in to wars to die or starve them to death, whatever comes first, so they can make money off war.

It's not about money. Military Sealift Command ships are fully laden and on station, both carriers are within easy helicopter range of multiple US military bases. Something (guessing drones) is making it impossible to do underway replenishment.

No, that's stupid. Even if "they" didn't care about our sailors, marines, and airmen starving, the people in charge of the replenishment ships absolutely do. And they aren't allergic to sailing into harms way to do so.

One would think that if Trump and Kegbreth cared so much about the military, they would have DOD use the $93.4 billion dollars they wasted on steak, lobster, king crab and other nonsense for themselves to feed the troops.

Yup. I remember doing inventory in a warehouse on deployment and counting screws the size of eyeglass screws. There were multiple bags of 250 with individual screws costing $54 ea. That's a lot of fucking money. For tiny-ass screws. And that's just one example. They jack prices when the gov buys.

I don't even know what in the goddamn fuck neoliberalism or all the other divide and conquer terms people keep making up is. All I know is rich fucks are fucking us poor fucks to death and it's time we poor fucks got together and fuck back.

the Pentagon is being run like a business. And "just in time" logistics is how "smart" businesses run nowadays. That means you don't stockpile stuff, because that results in unproductive capital -- and as a result you are at the mercy of supply chain disruptions....

I agree with you. Failure of the government and being able to rebuild it in their image is basically Project 2025 but they are so inept the unintended consequences are spiraling out of their control.

That's unacceptable. That's like Walmart funding profits and training new hires on how to apply for government benefits because they refuse to pay them a living wage. Unacceptable.

And they deserve it. I'm sorry but I don't feel sorry for them in the least. They're killing civilians on orders of a fucking pedophile. Let them eat shit for all I care but this is still disgusting abuse of every fucking thing by this... Regime.