The mother of Pete Hegseth, US President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for Secretary of Defensey, fiercely chastised his son in a 2018 email about his treatment of women, urging him to think about his actions. She alleged that Hegseth “regularly mistreated women for years” and showed a “lack of character,” The New York Times reported.

“On behalf of all the women (and I know there are many) who you have abused in one way or another, I say… seek help and take an honest look at yourself “, wrote Penelope Hegseth.

She expressed disapproval of her son’s character, saying she had no respect for a man who belittles, lies, cheats, exploits women and seeks power for his ego.

“I have no respect for men who demean, lie, cheat, bed and use women for their own power and ego. You are that man (and have been for years) and as a mother it hurts and embarrasses me to say this, but it is the sad, sad truth,” Penelope wrote to her son, according to the Times.

Earlier this month, in a move that surprised many, Trump nominated 44-year-old Pete Hegseth.Fox News host and Army veteran, serving as Secretary of Defense. The decision to appoint a largely inexperienced and unproven person on the world stage to lead the world’s largest and most powerful military was seen as a sign that Trump was paving the way for sweeping changes in the military establishment. defense.

Hegseth, known for his conservative stance, criticized “woke” military leadership, opposed women in combat roles, and questioned the relevance of international war regulations such as the Geneva Conventions.

Hegseth insisted the military be more lethal and said allowing women to serve in combat roles hurt that effort.

“Everything about men and women serving together makes it more complicated, and the complication of fighting means the casualties are even worse,” Hegseth said in an interview. “I’m just saying we shouldn’t have women in combat roles – it hasn’t made us more effective, it hasn’t made us more deadly, it hasn’t made fighting more complicated,” he stressed.

Despite his limited military and national security experience, Hegseth developed a close relationship with Trump, advocating for pardons of service members accused of war crimes and pushing for a more traditionalist, combat-oriented military philosophy .

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