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.

In particular:

“On behalf of all the women (and I know it’s many) you have abused in some way, I say … get some help and take an honest look at yourself,” Penelope Hegseth wrote, stating that she still loved him.

Trump announced he intends to nominate Pete Hesgeth to be Secretary of Defense.

This is part of a broader pattern, including:

  • DominusOfMegadeus
    5·
    4 days ago

    Does this mean she accused him repeatedly over the years, or that he mistreated women for years, for which she accused him?

    • silence7@slrpnk.netOP
      13·
      4 days ago

      The latter. Per the article:

      “On behalf of all the women (and I know it’s many) you have abused in some way, I say … get some help and take an honest look at yourself,” Penelope Hegseth wrote, stating that she still loved him.

      • AmidFuror@fedia.io
        13·
        4 days ago

        Nice sleuthing. I have so many questions about what else might be written in the article, I will start writing out a long comment.

          • blackbelt352@lemmy.world
            101·
            4 days ago

            The parent commenter asked a question that was literally answered by the article. They just read the headline without reading the article.

            • silence7@slrpnk.netOPEnglish
              4·
              4 days ago

              That’s normal. On reddit, only about 2 or 3 percent click through to the article. Given the user interface similarity, I’d expect the same here