Information on the physical clash of Elon Mausk and Scott Bessent was given by, among others “Washington Post”, which was based on the account of former adviser to Donald Trump Steve Bannon. Journalists see a turning point in the relationship between Musk and the administration of the President of the USA.
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According to media accounts and anonymous witnesses, which is referred to, among others “Daily Mail”, The General Director of Tesla stuck his arm in the Bessent chest “like a rugby player”. The former main strategist Steve Bannon revealed that there was something more in the argument of mid -April, insisting that both men would deal a blow.
Musk and Bessent were to lose their patience after a tense meeting in the oval office, during which Trump disregarded Musk. The president was to listen to the Bessenta Council regarding who to appoint the IRS Commissioner.
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As the Daily Mail reports, When Bessent and Musk left the Oval Office, they began to throw insults in the corridor. In Bannon's account Bessent dared to say that the billionaire Department (Doge) of the billionaire was a failure because Musk did not eradicate $ 1 trillion. waste and fraud in federal expenses he promised.
“Scott said: you are a fraud. You are a total fraudster” – Bannon said. It was then that Musk countered the Bessenta, who according to Bannon immediately hit the richest man in the world.
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Media and anonymous witness relationships indicate that After the attack, many people entered the action to break the fight when both men approached the office of the national security advisor at the time Mike Waltz. Musk was then to be taken out of the west wing of the White House.
According to Bannon, Trump was not particularly pleased with the fight. “President Trump heard about it and said:” It's too much “,” said Bannon, whose words are called “Daily Mail” and American media.
Details about the Bessent-Musk clash only deepening the speculation that Trump has long been moving away from his former “first friend” who donated $ 288 million. on his campaign in 2024.
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As reported by the “Daily Mail”, Sources close to the billionaire reported his bad relationships with Susie Wiles, the uncompromising head of the Trump staff. He treated Wiles as a “secretary”, despite her documented successes in conducting the winning Trump campaign in 2024.
In March it was reported that Musk aggressively jumped at the Secretary of State Marco Rubio at the meeting of the office for not releasing enough employees. Also in March there were reports of the row in the oval office between Musk and the Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
