Hegseth’s Mother Defends Him, Calls Press “Despicable”

“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.