That’s what you get when you put a Fox News host in charge of the Department of Defense aka #DOD @PeteHegseth
7 US Navy ships have broken down or run short on basic supplies during Trump’s Iran war. This is what “peace through strength” actually looks like:
⚓ USS Higgins — lost power/propulsion, May 2026
⚓ USS Benfold — 4 days with NO power, toilets, AC, or food, South China Sea
⚓ USS Abraham Lincoln — 208+ days at sea, food shortages, mold, sailors attempting to go overboard
⚓ USS Tripoli — sailors rationing food, no fresh produce, broken toilets, moldy showers, no soap/toothpaste
⚓ USS George H.W. Bush — food shortages, hygiene shortages, water system failures
⚓ USS Gerald R. Ford — sewage issues + a laundry room fire, deployment extended twice
⚓ USS Boxer — hygiene product shortages reported by Marines’ families
Every single time, the Navy’s response has been the same: deny, deny, deny. Hegseth personally claimed the ships had “30+ days of supplies.” The CNO said reports were “false.” Then the photos kept leaking anyway.
This is what happens when your strategy is bomb first, and figure the rest out later — no funding plan, no exit strategy, no logistics to back up the bravado.
It’s the sailors and Marines who pay for that improvisation, stuck on ships with no toilets, no food, and no end date.
But hey, there’s testosterone shots for more bravado!
Aug 18, 2026 · 10:51 PM UTC


