"The Atlantic reported in May that Bessent and Musk had it out in the West Wing over who would get to choose the next commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service. As Treasury secretary, that responsibility fell to Bessent, but Musk, who was then the head of the now largely forgotten Department of Government Efficiency, insisted otherwise. President Donald Trump made Musk a special government employee, and the billionaire CEO of Tesla quickly wore out his welcome among top administration officials."
"F*** you! F*** you! F*** you! Bessent reportedly shouted at Musk. The fight had started outside the Oval Office; it continued past the Roosevelt Room and toward the chief of staff's office, and then barreled around the corner to the national security adviser's warren, The Atlantic said at the time. Musk accused Bessent of having run two failed hedge funds. I can't hear you,' he told Bessent as they argued, their faces just inches apart. Say it louder.'"
"WATTERS: All right, and if things don't work out, you can always give people a little elbow. You have a big reputation. I mean, you walk around the White House and everybody moves back. What, you got into a beef with Musk? What'd you do to him? BESSENT: Uh WATTERS: What'd you do to Elon? BESSENT: Elon and I are both very passionate. I think that what he did with DOGE has set a very good trend in terms of cutting government expenses,"
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Elon Musk fought in the West Wing over who would select the next Internal Revenue Service commissioner. Musk, designated a special government employee, asserted influence despite the formal authority belonging to Bessent. The altercation escalated from outside the Oval Office past the Roosevelt Room and into other White House corridors, with expletives shouted and accusations exchanged, including claims that Bessent had run failed hedge funds. On Jesse Watters Primetime, Bessent predicted parallel prosperity for Main Street and Wall Street, and downplayed the confrontation while praising Musk's cost-cutting trend with DOGE.
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