Opinion

Penelope Hegseth and the Trumpy Rise of the ‘Trad Mom’

LOOK MA, NO BLAME!

Hegseth had once told her son, Pete, she felt “broken by your behavior and lack of character.” But he’s a new man now, apparently, and she’s a new kind of mom.

Nell Scovell
Nell Scovell
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Pete Hegseth and Mommy
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