The mother of Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Department of Defense, sent an email to her son in 2018 that sharply criticized his treatment of women, The New York Times reported Friday.

Pete Hegseth's mom, Pete Hegseth, accused her son of abusing women for years in an email released by 'New York Times.'

Pundits rip Pete Hegseth after his own mom calls him ‘an abuser of women’ then tries to take it back - In a 2018 email to the former Fox News anchor, his mother Penelope Hegseth said she had ‘no respe

Pete Hegseth 's own mother accused him of being abusive toward women in a 2018 email.

The Times noted that Penelope Hegseth described their publishing of the email as "disgusting" and she apologized to her son in a follow-up email.

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.

The New York Times obtained a copy of an email sent by the mother of Trump's chosen defense chief, who has a history of sexual misconduct allegations.

Pete Hegseth’s mother trashed his character in a blistering email amid his contentious divorce and from his second wife, Samantha, mother of three of his children. Penelope Hegseth, 70, wrote that President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for defense secretary had been mistreating women for years.