Even His Mom Thinks He’s a D-bag

Meet Pete Hegseth, Trump’s pick for Secretary of Defense

William Mersey
Bouncin’ and Behavin’ Blogs
3 min readDec 1, 2024

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How many times have you seen the following on your television? A mother on the evening news telling the reporter that her son, who has just murdered somebody, is really a good boy?

It’s the way moms are programmed to roll. They love unconditionally. Total denial is the order of the day. But not so with Secretary of Defense nominee Pete Hegseth’s mom. She’s having no part of defending his abuse of women.

In a 2018 email uncovered by the NY times, she tells him to get help concerning the way he treats women. Who knows a boy better than his mother?

Not Donald Trump, that’s for sure. No surprise there. Donald Trump doesn’t know a lot about most things even if he claims to be a “stable genius.” Thus beyond comprehension, Trump’s pick for the Secretary of Defense is starting to look even more preposterous than his choice for Attorney General.

But who is Pete Hegseth beyond a bench player on a conservative network? Is he actually qualified for the position? Has Trump picked him for any reason beyond their shared interest in and history of abusing women?

First and foremost, Hegseth got the nod because he is a devoted Trump lackey, which is the primary criterion Donald uses in…

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William Mersey
William Mersey

Written by William Mersey

"The spry old guy on a bike." New York Greenwich Village ex-hippy. Daily Beast, NY Daily News, Daily Mail, Independent contributor. I've been around the block.

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