Addressing the 2018 email she sent her son blasting him for mistreating women over the years, Pete Hegseth’s mother called the media “despicable” over the way it had treated him.

Ten current and former Fox employees say Trump’s pick for defense secretary drank in ways that concerned his co-workers. A Trump transition team spokesperson called the claims "completely unfounded and false.

A number of Pete Hegseth’s former Fox news colleagues went public with their concerns about the drinking habits of Donald Trump’s pick for defense secretary—sparking doubts that he would be able to carry out the around-the-clock duties required by the critically important office.

The mother of President-elect Donald Trump’s Defense Secretary nominee Pete Hegseth defended her son Wednesday after a damning email she sent him was made public last week and as Trump is reportedly considering replacing Hegseth in the wake of a sexual assault allegation and new claims of concerning drinking habits—which Hegseth has denied.

Pete Hegseth’s mother said Wednesday that she “doesn’t believe” any of the allegations of sexual impropriety and workplace misbehavior that have dogged President-elect Donald Trump’s choice to run the Pentagon.

Penelope Hegseth, the mother of President-elect Trump’s pick to lead the Pentagon Pete Hegseth, appeared on Fox News Wednesday morning to vouch for her son, who has been accused of excessive drinking,