Decline and Fall of Elon Musk
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Bessent repeatedly shouted the profane insult at the Tesla billionaire, who responded by yelling, ‘Say it louder,’ as they brawled within earshot of President Trump.
Bessent shouted down Elon Musk in an final and explosive curse-filled brawl that rolled through the West Wing just weeks after cabinet "ambush."
The clash began outside the Oval Office, before ending up around the corner by the National Security Adviser’s office, according to The Atlantic. At one point, their faces were inches apart, as Musk commented on Bessent for having “two failed hedge funds.”
A report by The Atlantic chronicled the 'decline and fall' of Elon Musk in the Donald Trump administration and claimed there was a heated argument between Elon and treasury secretary Scott Bessent in which Bessent was saying 'F**k you,
“F--- you! F--- you! F--- you!” Bessent reportedly yelled at Musk during a heated disagreement over who should get to pick the head of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). The Daily Beast has contacted the Treasury Department for comment.
Elon Musk reportedly got into an intense shouting match with Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent in the West Wing of the White House
Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has unveiled a plan focused on accelerating GDP growth to avert a U.S. recession.
The profanity Bessent directed towards Musk was part of a larger fight over which of them should choose the next leader of the IRS, The Atlantic reported. Musk’s choice was Gary Shapley, who was chosen by Trump to run the agency at first but was then ousted days later, according to Axios.
Find him on Twitter @GabeWhisnant. Elon Musk and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent engaged in a fiery confrontation inside the West Wing last week during a dispute over the Internal Revenue Service ...
Tensions have reached a boiling point between Elon Musk and Trump's cabinet, highlighted by a profanity-laced confrontation over IRS leadership. Musk's attempts to bypass protocol and implement sweeping spending cuts through his DOGE initiative have sparked outrage.