The Tesla DEO allegedly "shoved" Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent during a heated exchange, according to Steve Bannon.

Elon Musk allegedly got into a heated discussion with a senior White House official that turned physical during his time as head of DOGE, according to Steve Bannon.

A former chief strategist during Donald Trump’s first term in office, Bannon told the Daily Mail that Musk’s turbulent time in the White House took a dramatic turn when he allegedly “shoved” 62-year-old Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent during a heated exchange.

According to Bannon, Bessent confronted Musk over his sweeping but unfulfilled promises to deliver $1 trillion in budget cuts. “Scott Bessent called him out and said, ‘You promised us a trillion dollars in cuts, and now you’re at like $100 billion. Nobody can find any savings. What are you doing?’” Bannon recounted.

“And that’s when Elon got physical. It’s a sore subject with him,” Bannon said.

    • vaultdweller013@sh.itjust.works
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      9 days ago

      Musks pride wouldn’t allow him to acknowledge the fight if he lost, he is the type to quietly tell himself he won but not acknowledge it externally. You see it with Neo-Nazi trolls like him pretty frequently, they talk shit till they get hit then they go cry to the cops. The main difference is that usually they don’t get punched by their own, though Musk is probably more insufferable in person.