Pete Hegseth's mother defends his fitness to lead the Pentagon: 'He's a changed man'
The mother of Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump's pick for defense secretary, pleaded her son's case as his future nomination appeared to be in jeopardy in the Senate over allegations involving drinking and sexual assault.
The mother of Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump's pick for defense secretary, pleaded her son's case Wednesday as his future nomination appeared to be in jeopardy in the Senate over allegations involving drinking and sexual assault.
In an interview on Fox News' "Fox and Friends," Penelope Hegseth addressed an email that she wrote to her son in 2018, whose details were published by The New York Times last week, that accused him of mistreating women for years.
"I wrote that in haste. I wrote that with deep emotions. I wrote that as a parent," she told the network, explaining that it was during a time when Pete Hegseth was "going through a very difficult divorce."
"I wrote that out of love," she continued. "And about two hours later, I retracted it with an apology, but nobody's seen that."
Penelope Hegseth told the Times later that she regretted the email, which NBC News has not obtained. She also told the newspaper that she immediately apologized to Hegseth for sending it and that she said her statements in the email were not true.
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