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Pete Hegseth<\/strong> has been nominated<\/a> by Donald Trump<\/strong><\/a> to be the next U.S. secretary of defense. Shortly after his nomination, The New York Times<\/em><\/a> published an old email from Hegseth\u2019s mother, Penelope Hegseth<\/strong>, in which she accused her son of disrespecting women. While Hegseth\u2019s mom apologized and defended him afterward, the public is curious about the Fox News co-anchor\u2019s personal life \u2014 including whether he\u2019s married and if he has children.<\/p>\n In the 2018 email from Hegseth\u2019s mother, she wrote, \u201cI have no respect for any man that belittles, lies, cheats, sleeps around and uses women for his own power and ego. 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.\u201d<\/p>\n The New York Times<\/em> reported that the email was referring to his second divorce. In response to the report, Trump\u2019s communications director, Steven Cheung<\/strong>, called the publication \u201cdespicable\u201d for \u201cusing an out-of-context snippet of an illegally-obtained private email exchange between a mother and her son that does not accurately reflect the entirety of the conversation.\u201d<\/p>\n Cheung added, \u201cMrs. Hegseth expressed regret for her emotional message and apologized.\u201d<\/p>\n Is Pete Hegseth married now? Learn all about his current wife and his ex-wives, below.<\/p>\n Yes, Hegseth is married to his current wife, TV producer Jennifer Rauchet<\/strong>. The two met while Hegseth worked on Fox & Friends<\/em>. According to the U.S. Sun<\/em><\/a>, Rauchet was married twice before she wed Hegseth.<\/p>\n While he was still legally married to his second wife, Rauchet gave birth to her and Hegseth\u2019s first child in August 2017.<\/p>\n Hegseth married his first wife, Meredith Schwarz<\/strong>, in 2004. Schwarz was Hegseth\u2019s high school girlfriend from Minnesota. They divorced in 2009 because Hegseth admitted to having multiple affairs, according to The New Yorker<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n Hegseth married his second wife, Samantha Deering<\/strong>, in 2010. They split about seven years later after Hegseth and his third wife, Rauchet, welcomed their first child together in 2017.<\/p>\n Yes, Hegseth is a father to four biological children and three stepchildren. He shares daughter Gwen with Rauchet and three other kids with his ex wife Deering. Rauchet is a mother to three children.<\/p>\n Rauchet has shared photos of her and Hegseth\u2019s blended family to her Instagram<\/a> account.<\/p>\n \n\t\t<\/div>\nIs Pete Hegseth Married?<\/h2>\n
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Pete Hegseth\u2019s First Wife<\/h2>\n
Pete Hegseth\u2019s Second Wife<\/h2>\n
Does Pete Hegseth Have Children?<\/h2>\n