A recent email has eventually come to light which was being written by Pete Hegseth’s mom to her son. The bombshell email contains severe criticisms about Donald Trump’s Secretary of Defense Nominee Pete Hegseth regarding his treatment of women.

Pete Hegseth’s mother trashed his character in a blistering email shortly after his contentious divorce from his second wife, Samantha, the mother of three of his children. Penelope Hegseth, 70, wrote that President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for defense secretary had been mistreating women for years.

The mother of Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for Defense Secretary, previously accused Hegseth of having abused “many women,” the New York Times reported, marking the latest claims that could complicate Hegseth’s confirmation process.

Penelope Hegseth made the accusation in an email to her son in 2018, amid his contentious divorce. She said on Friday that she regretted the email and had apologized to him.

A new report publishing an email sent by the mother of Pete Hegseth, Donald Trump's pick to lead the Department of Defense, has sparked backlash. President-elect Trump appointed Hegseth, a Fox News commentator and former National Guard officer,

The man chosen to be Donald Trump’s defence secretary has come under further pressure over his private life after the emergence of an email from his mother calling him an “abuser” of women.

Pete Hegseth's mom, Pete Hegseth, accused her son of abusing women for years in an email released by 'New York Times.'

In a fiery email, Penelope Hegseth accused her son, Pentagon nominee Pete Hegseth, of mistreating women for years. She has since apologized, but the revelations are drawing intense scrutiny.