Get all your news in one place.
100's of premium titles.
One app.
Start reading
Salon
Salon
Politics
Alex Galbraith

Hegseth's mom: He abused many women

Pete Hegseth's own mother accused him of being abusive toward women in a 2018 email. 

Penelope Hegseth reached out to her son — a former Fox News host who is currently under consideration to serve as Donald Trump's secretary of defense — to criticize him while he was going through a particularly contentious divorce. Penelope Hegseth called her son no good and abusive in the flame-throwing message that stuck up for his ex-wife Samantha.

Sign up to read this article
Read news from 100's of titles, curated specifically for you.
Already a member? Sign in here
Related Stories
Top stories on inkl right now
One subscription that gives you access to news from hundreds of sites
Already a member? Sign in here
Our Picks
Fourteen days free
Download the app
One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.