“Pete and his wife were going through a difficult divorce, a very emotional time and I’m sure many of you across the country understand how difficult divorce is on a family. There is emotion. We say things and I wrote that in haste, with deep emotion, as a parent.
“About two hours later, my husband tells me I should think through things more. Pete and I are both very passionate people. I wrote that out of love, two hours later, I retracted it with an apology and nobody has seen that. It was a difficult time.
“I want to say something about the media. Part of today is to discredit media and how they operate. When they contact you, I let a few phone calls go. They call and threaten you, first thing they do. Unless you make a statement, we will publish it as is. That is despicable way to treat anymore, threats are dangerous and they are hard on families.
“He’s got a big heart. He’s very smart. He’s the most faithful patriot of this country, he loves his country, loves his country. He’s fought and almost died for his country. He’s a good dad. He’s an amazing son and father and that is the Pete, I want people to know.
“I want to say one more thing, I said I believe he’s the man for the job. I believe he’s the man for such a time as this.” – Penelope Hegseth, this morning on Fox & Friends.
Pete Hegseth’s mom on Fox and Friends this morning defending her son. She points out that she sent an emotional email, and then apologized two hours later.
The media never talks about the apology because they’re trying to destroy him, not tell the truth.
— JD Vance (@JDVance) December 4, 2024
The media never reported on Penelope’s retraction and apology two hours after she sent the email. pic.twitter.com/s32YnKmgxo
— RedWave Press (@RedWave_Press) December 4, 2024