Pete Hegseth’s Mother on Leaked Email: I Wrote that in Haste, with Deep Emotion

DOOCY All right former ░░░░░░░░ and Friends Weekend co ░░░░░░░░ Pete Hegseth has been ░░░░░░░░ the center of an ░░░░░░░░ media scrutiny ever since ░░░░░░░░ named Donald Trump s ░░░░░░░░ for Secretary of Defense ░░░░░░░░ has faced several accusations ░░░░░░░░ abuse sexual assault and ░░░░░░░░ There was also a ░░░░░░░░ email from Pete s ░░░░░░░░ from 2018 that was ░░░░░░░░ in The New York ░░░░░░░░ and in it she ░░░░░░░░ critical of his past ░░░░░░░░ with women Pete s ░░░░░░░░ Penelope Hegseth joins us ░░░░░░░░ on the set to ░░░░░░░░ us what she wanted ░░░░░░░░ tell us You called ░░░░░░░░ yesterday and you said ░░░░░░░░ wanted to come on ░░░░░░░░ I did I said ░░░░░░░░ would do anything for ░░░░░░░░ son DOOCY I completely ░░░░░░░░ this You never in ░░░░░░░░ million years thought you ░░░░░░░░ be doing this Hegseth ░░░░░░░░ DOOCY Because you didn ░░░░░░░░ realize that this email ░░░░░░░░ wrote in 2018 somebody ░░░░░░░░ it to The New ░░░░░░░░ Times Hegseth Correct DOOCY ░░░░░░░░ they and they printed ░░░░░░░░ Hegseth Correct DOOCY I ░░░░░░░░ going to I m ░░░░░░░░ to read part of ░░░░░░░░ You say this is ░░░░░░░░ Pete during the 2018 ░░░░░░░░ You say I have ░░░░░░░░ respect for any man ░░░░░░░░ belittles lies cheats and ░░░░░░░░ around And you go ░░░░░░░░ and say you are ░░░░░░░░ man and have been ░░░░░░░░ years And as your ░░░░░░░░ it pains me and ░░░░░░░░ me to say that ░░░░░░░░ it is a sad ░░░░░░░░ truth You say we ░░░░░░░░ love you but we ░░░░░░░░ broken by your behavior ░░░░░░░░ your lack of character ░░░░░░░░ Mm hmm DOOCY When ░░░░░░░░ wrote that what s ░░░░░░░░ backstory What was going ░░░░░░░░ that made you so ░░░░░░░░ you wanted to write ░░░░░░░░ Hegseth Well I will ░░░░░░░░ that story in a ░░░░░░░░ but let me make ░░░░░░░░ statements first And one ░░░░░░░░ to President Trump And ░░░░░░░░ want to say thank ░░░░░░░░ for your belief in ░░░░░░░░ son We all believe ░░░░░░░░ him We really believe ░░░░░░░░ he is not that ░░░░░░░░ he was seven years ░░░░░░░░ I m not that ░░░░░░░░ And I hope people ░░░░░░░░ hear that story today ░░░░░░░░ the truth of that ░░░░░░░░ So the other thing ░░░░░░░░ want to say is ░░░░░░░░ am here to tell ░░░░░░░░ truth to tell the ░░░░░░░░ to the American people ░░░░░░░░ tell the truth to ░░░░░░░░ senators on the Hill ░░░░░░░░ our female senators I ░░░░░░░░ hope that you will ░░░░░░░░ listen to the media ░░░░░░░░ that you will listen ░░░░░░░░ Pete DOOCY Well and ░░░░░░░░ re here to tell ░░░░░░░░ because you are in ░░░░░░░░ news now Hegseth Yeah ░░░░░░░░ So why did you ░░░░░░░░ that email in 2018 ░░░░░░░░ Right Well let s ░░░░░░░░ back DOOCY What was ░░░░░░░░ on Hegseth Right Let ░░░░░░░░ go back seven years ░░░░░░░░ if we all went ░░░░░░░░ seven years we would ░░░░░░░░ would see that maybe ░░░░░░░░ were not the people ░░░░░░░░ are today But they ░░░░░░░░ going through Pete and ░░░░░░░░ wife at the time ░░░░░░░░ going through a very ░░░░░░░░ divorce It was a ░░░░░░░░ emotional time And I ░░░░░░░░ sure many of you ░░░░░░░░ the country understand how ░░░░░░░░ divorce is on a ░░░░░░░░ There s emotions We ░░░░░░░░ things And I wrote ░░░░░░░░ in haste I wrote ░░░░░░░░ with deep emotions I ░░░░░░░░ that as a parent ░░░░░░░░ about two hours later ░░░░░░░░ should I should my ░░░░░░░░ tells me I should ░░░░░░░░ through things a little ░░░░░░░░ more but Pete and ░░░░░░░░ are both very passionate ░░░░░░░░ I wrote that out ░░░░░░░░ love And about two ░░░░░░░░ later I retracted it ░░░░░░░░ an apology email But ░░░░░░░░ s seen that So ░░░░░░░░ was it was a ░░░░░░░░ time I want to ░░░░░░░░ something about the media ░░░░░░░░ part of today is ░░░░░░░░ discredit the media and ░░░░░░░░ they operate When they ░░░░░░░░ you I let a ░░░░░░░░ phone calls go but ░░░░░░░░ they call you and ░░░░░░░░ they threaten you That ░░░░░░░░ the first thing they ░░░░░░░░ DOOCY Right Hegseth They ░░░░░░░░ Unless you make a ░░░░░░░░ we will publish it ░░░░░░░░ is And I think ░░░░░░░░ s a despicable way ░░░░░░░░ to treat anyone Threats ░░░░░░░░ are dangerous and they ░░░░░░░░ they they re hard ░░░░░░░░ families DOOCY So to ░░░░░░░░ you were angry about ░░░░░░░░ was going on his ░░░░░░░░ during the divorce Hegseth ░░░░░░░░ DOOCY And so you ░░░░░░░░ that email And then ░░░░░░░░ know a couple hours ░░░░░░░░ you apologize Hegseth Mm ░░░░░░░░ First time crosstalk DOOCY ░░░░░░░░ you guys talked and ░░░░░░░░ and you worked it ░░░░░░░░ Hegseth Yes Oh yeah ░░░░░░░░ yeah Pete and I ░░░░░░░░ very close today In ░░░░░░░░ our whole family is ░░░░░░░░ tight knit But I ░░░░░░░░ that we as parents ░░░░░░░░ always parent DOOCY No ░░░░░░░░ get it Hegseth I ░░░░░░░░ and that was seven ░░░░░░░░ ago I want to ░░░░░░░░ in a minute about ░░░░░░░░ Pete is today DOOCY ░░░░░░░░