More than two dozen House Democrats — led by Jared Huffman and Jamie Raskin — are demanding a formal investigation into Pete Hegseth after hundreds of U.S. service members reportedly complained that military commanders were promoting end-times Christian ideology as justification for the war with Iran.

The complaints were submitted to the Military Religious Freedom Foundation, which says it has received more than 200 reports from troops across multiple branches since the conflict escalated. According to the group, some soldiers claim commanders suggested the war had a biblical or apocalyptic purpose and even described Donald Trump as being “anointed by Jesus.”

Lawmakers say the allegations raise serious concerns about religious coercion and politicization inside the U.S. military, and are calling for the Pentagon to investigate whether troops are being pressured with ideological messaging while deployed.

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A new Pentagon budget report revealed that Pete Hegseth's Department of Defense burned through $93 billion in September 2025 alone — the biggest single-month spend since 2008.

A report by watchdog group Open the Books found the department rushed to spend huge amounts of its budget before the fiscal year ended — a common “use-it-or-lose-it” practice where agencies risk losing unused funds.

But critics say many of the purchases went far beyond normal military needs.

Among the expenses highlighted were:

• $225 million on furniture, including $12,000 fruit basket stands and over $60,000 worth of Herman Miller recliners
• $98,329 Steinway grand piano for the Air Force chief of staff’s home
• $15.1 million on ribeye steaks in a single month
• $6.9 million on lobster tail and $2 million on Alaskan king crab
• $5.3 million on Apple devices like iPads
• $124,000 on ice cream machines
• $139,224 on doughnuts

In the final five days of September alone, the Pentagon spent $50.1 billion on grants and contracts — more than the entire annual military budgets of countries like Canada and Mexico combined.

The spending spree has sparked criticism as it comes amid a $1.8 trillion U.S. deficit and after millions of Americans lost food assistance during a government shutdown.

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