Trump's Defense Nominee Pete Hegseth Accused by Mother of Mistreating Women in 2018 Email

Nov 30, 2024, 05:22 AM

Pete Hegseth, Donald Trump's nominee for U.S. Secretary of Defense, is facing scrutiny after the New York Times obtained a 2018 email from his mother, Penelope Hegseth, accusing him of mistreating women over the years amid his contentious divorce. In the email, she referred to her son as 'an abuser of women' and accused him of dishonesty, sleeping around, betrayal, belittling, lying, cheating, and using women for his own power and ego. Mrs. Hegseth has since expressed regret for sending the email, stating that she sent it 'in anger, with emotion' and had immediately sent a follow-up email apologizing to her son.