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Pete Hegseth’s Mother Sets the Record Straight After ‘Despicable’ NYT Published Private Email

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The mother of embattled Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for defense secretary, appeared on live television to set the record straight after the New York Times published a private 2018 email sent to her son in which she deeply regrets.

During an interview with Fox and Friends, the show Hegseth used to co-host before being nominated by Trump to work in his cabinet, Penelope Hegseth said she wrote the email out of haste due to her anger in the heat of the moment. She pointed out that she apologized to her son hours later in a second email—which, of course, had not been leaked.

Over the weekend, I covered the absurd NYT article in which the outlet tried to persuade its readers that even Hegseth’s own mother had claimed he has “mistreated women for years” amidst the sexual misconduct allegations against the former news host.

Six years ago, Penelope emailed her son, expressing her disappointment with him amid his divorce. She said he was displaying a “lack of character” and called him an “abuser of women.”

“That is the ugly truth, and I have no respect for any man that belittles, lies, cheats, sleeps around, and uses women for his own power and ego,” Penelope Hegseth wrote. “You are that man (and have been for years), and as your mother, it pains me and embarrasses me to say that, but it is the sad, sad truth,” advising the former Fox News host to “get some help and take an honest look at yourself.” (Read more from “Pete Hegseth’s Mother Sets the Record Straight After ‘Despicable’ NYT Published Private Email” HERE)

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Trump’s Press Secretary Pick Deleted Posts Praising Pence and Capitol Cop on Jan. 6

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Karoline Leavitt, the longtime Donald Trump aide who will become his White House press secretary when his second term begins in January, removed a pair of social media posts in which she reposted praise of former Vice President Mike Pence for certifying the 2020 election.

The Internet Archive’s Wayback Machine shows that Leavitt — who was then an aide to New York Representative Elise Stefanik — retweeted a January 7, 2021, tweet from Tim Scott spokesperson Ken Farnaso in which he called Pence “a steady hand through the chaos” at the U.S. Capitol the previous day, when a riotous mob of Trump supporters tried to prevent certification of the 2020 election. . .

Three days later, Leavitt retweeted a post from a CNN producer, who shared a screengrab of now-famous video footage of Capitol Police officer Eugene Goodman.

In the widely-viewed video, Goodman is seen goading a pack of rioters and leading them away from the unsecured Senate chamber door, giving senators and staff time to lock the doors as the mob approached the second floor of the Capitol.

Yet, according to CNN, Leavitt subsequently removed both posts as she was attempting to reinvent herself as a pro-Trump congressional candidate ahead of the 2022 midterm elections. (Read more from “Trump’s Press Secretary Pick Deleted Posts Praising Pence and Capitol Cop on Jan. 6” HERE)

Trump Sends Clear Message To Some Of America’s Biggest Companies With His Pick For Top DOJ Spot

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President-elect Donald Trump announced Wednesday that he will tap economic policy adviser to Vice President-elect J.D. Vance, Gail Slater, as assistant attorney general for the Antitrust Division at the Department of Justice (DOJ).

Before his second victory, Trump repeatedly called out Big Tech’s involvement in manipulating information behind the scenes, alleging that the companies have “systematically” colluded to advance a “censorship regime.” In an announcement on Truth Social, Trump stated the corporations have used their “market power to crack down on the rights of so many Americans” and “those of Little Tech.”

“I was proud to fight these abuses in my First Term, and our Department of Justice’s antitrust team will continue that work under Gail’s leadership,” Trump wrote.

“In her new role, Gail will help ensure that our competition laws are enforced, both vigorously and FAIRLY, with clear rules that facilitate, rather than stifle, the ingenuity of our greatest companies. Congratulations Gail – Together, we will Make America Competitive Again!” Trump continued. (Read more from “Trump Sends Clear Message To Some Of America’s Biggest Companies With His Pick For Top DOJ Spot” HERE)

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Trump Makes Major Move in Crumbling Fani Willis Case

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President-elect Donald Trump has filed a motion requesting that the Georgia Court of Appeals “confirm its lack of jurisdiction” to continue hearing his appeal and then direct the trial court to “immediately dismiss” altogether the Fulton County election interference case against him brought by Democrat DA Fani Willis.

According to the five-page notice of jurisdictional issue filed Wednesday, Trump is arguing the case’s unconstitutionality, now that he is about to enter the White House again with the protection of presidential immunity.

“A sitting president is completely immune from indictment or any criminal process, state or federal,” Trump’s defense counsel wrote.

Accordingly, the U.S. Constitution prohibits “plac[ing] into the hands of a single prosecutor and grand jury the practical power to interfere with the ability of a popularly elected President to carry out his constitutional functions,” as a 2000 memo out of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ)’s Office of Legal Counsel upheld. (Read more from “Trump Makes Major Move in Crumbling Fani Willis Case” HERE)

Trump Vows To Make U.S. Steel Great Again As Debate Smolders Over Nippon Merger

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President-elect Donald Trump posted Monday on Truth Social that he opposes the sale of U.S. Steel to Japan-based Nippon Steel Corporation and said he will use a “series of tax incentives and tariffs” to make U.S. Steel strong.

“I am totally against the once great and powerful U.S. Steel being bought by a foreign company, in this case Nippon Steel of Japan,” Trump wrote. “Through a series of Tax Incentives and Tariffs, we will make U.S. Steel Strong and Great Again, and it will happen FAST! As President, I will block this deal from happening. Buyer Beware!!!”

The December 2023 announcement that Nippon intends to buy Pittsburgh-based U.S. Steel for $14.9 billion left many stunned and vowing to block the deal. President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris, and a bipartisan selection of members of Congress have all expressed a desire to keep the iconic company American-owned.

Soon after the merger announcement a year ago, members of Congress urged the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) to review and block the acquisition based on national security. Steel is used in the construction of bridges, railroad tracks, warships, vehicles, missiles, and munitions, making it critical for the U.S. to maintain control over steel. . .

But U.S. Steel workers have warmed to the idea, seeing the sale to Nippon as a path to modernize their aging plants and keep the fires burning for years to come. With recent comments from President-elect Donald Trump, and federal decisions on the sale imminent, steel workers wonder what the future holds for their industry. (Read more from “Trump Vows To Make U.S. Steel Great Again As Debate Smolders Over Nippon Merger” HERE)

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Court: Fani Willis Must Turn Over Communications With ‘Get Trump’ Special Counsel, J6 Committee

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Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis must forfeit any and all communications with Special Counsel Jack Smith and House Democrats’ Jan. 6 Committee, a state judge ruled on Tuesday.

In his six-page order, Fulton County Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney ruled that Willis is “in default” for failing to file court documents responding to a legal challenge brought by Judicial Watch.

The conservative watchdog group filed a lawsuit against Willis in March after the Democrat district attorney denied having any of the records the group sought in an August 2023 open records request. That request aimed to obtain communications between her office and the special counsel and/or the Jan. 6 Committee.

Judicial Watch argued in its lawsuit that Willis’ “representation about not having records responsive to the request is likely false,” citing a December 2023 letter issued to the Fulton County prosecutor by the House Judiciary Committee. The committee indicated that Willis— who indicted Donald Trump and 18 other Republicans last year — “had coordinated [her] politically motivated prosecutions” and “investigative actions” with Smith’s office and the Jan. 6 Committee, respectively.

Despite Willis having multiple opportunities to respond to Judicial Watch’s legal filing, McBurney noted that she “never moved to open default on any basis (not even during the period when she could have opened default as a matter of right), she never paid costs, and she never offered up a meritorious defense.” (Read more from “Court: Fani Willis Must Turn Over Communications With ‘Get Trump’ Special Counsel, J6 Committee” HERE)

Trump Considers Replacing Pete Hegseth With Ron DeSantis as Defense Secretary Pick: Report

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President-elect Donald Trump is considering replacing Pete Hegseth, his controversial pick to lead the Pentagon, with one-time 2024 rival, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, people familiar with the discussions told The Wall Street Journal Tuesday.

The move comes as Hegseth, a 44-year-old Army veteran and former Fox News personality, faces increasing scrutiny over allegations of sexual misconduct and financial mismanagement.

The defense secretary post requires Senate confirmation and Hegseth faces an increasingly uphill battle to win over GOP members with concerns about his past.

As many as six Senate Republicans have expressed reservations about confirming Hegseth for the top Pentagon role, according to NBC News.

DeSantis, a former Navy Judge Advocate General, was on a short-list of potential defense secretary candidates presented to Trump by transition officials before he went with Hegseth, according to the Journal. (Read more from “Trump Considers Replacing Pete Hegseth With Ron DeSantis as Defense Secretary Pick: Report” HERE)

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Liberal Women Are Undergoing Sterilization and Blaming Trump: ‘Election Tied My Hands’

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Several liberal women have gotten sterilized or plan to, blaming their decision to become infertile on Donald Trump winning the 2024 presidential election.

In interviews with Newsweek, the women, including an OnlyFans model, said they are afraid of their “reproductive rights” being taken away once Trump becomes president again. Trump has repeatedly said he believes abortion is a states issue, although his left-wing opponents have baselessly claimed that he will ban abortion nationwide.

Eden Ixora, 25, of Florida, who reportedly creates content for OnlyFans, said, “the idea of getting pregnant is worse than death.” She told the outlet she is making plans to have a bilateral salpingectomy, which is a procedure to have both of her fallopian tubes removed.

“For me it was a call to action. A need to get this locked in so I don’t have to live in fear that at any moment some random guy can completely destroy my life,” Ixora said.

“For me the idea of getting pregnant is worse than death. I’m doing what I can to protect my right to choose. I am choosing me,” she added. (Read more from “Liberal Women Are Undergoing Sterilization and Blaming Trump: ‘Election Tied My Hands’” HERE)

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‘Should Be Disqualified’: Conservatives Come Out Against Trump’s DEA Pick Over What He Did During COVID

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Several conservatives expressed concerns Sunday over President-elect Donald Trump’s announcement of Republican Florida sheriff Chad Chronister to be administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA).

Trump revealed Saturday in a statement that he will nominate Chronister to lead the DEA in his second administration, stating that the Florida sheriff will work with his attorney general pick, Pam Bondi, “to secure the Border, stop the flow of Fentanyl, and other Illegal Drugs, across the Southern Border.” While Chronister received praise from colleagues and others after the initial announcement, some Republicans have begun to fire back due to his actions during the COVID-19 lockdown.

In March 2020, the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office released a press statement revealing that they had arrested local Tampa Bay church pastor Dr. Rodney Howard-Browne on two second-degree misdemeanors for unlawful assembly and violation of public health emergency rules. In a post on X from the Libertarian Party of Mississippi, the group called out Chronister’s decision to arrest Howard-Browne, leading Republican Kentucky Rep. Thomas Massie to respond as well.

“I’m going to call ‘em like I see ‘em. Trump’s nominee for head of DEA should be disqualified for ordering the arrest a pastor who defied COVID lockdowns,” Massie wrote on X.

(Read more from “‘Should Be Disqualified’: Conservatives Come Out Against Trump’s DEA Pick Over What He Did During COVID” HERE)

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Trump-Hating Celebrity’s New Home Reportedly Wrecked By Flood After Fleeing America

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Former talk show host Ellen DeGeneres’s new home in South West England was wrecked by floodwaters days after DeGeneres fled the United States after President-elect Donald Trump defeated his Democratic opponent.

DeGeneres and her wife Portia de Rossi immediately decided to “get the hell out” of the U.S. when Trump won, landing on a multi-million-pound farmhouse in the Cotswolds, TMZ reported. The 66-year-old celebrity was reportedly met with home devastation when torrential rains ravaged the area, according to the DailyMail.

Storm Bert left DeGeneres’s 43-acre property swamped in floodwater, the outlet reported. Heavy rain and 80-mph winds reportedly caused the tributary of the River Thames, which runs alongside her new property, to burst.

Roads nearby DeGeneres’s new home were reportedly inaccessible due to floods as deep as five feet, according to the outlet, trapping residents in their homes. (Read more from “Trump-Hating Celebrity’s New Home Reportedly Wrecked By Flood After Fleeing America” HERE)

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