MAGA activist Steve Bannon claims Elon Musk got physical with Scott Bessent, reveals all details
Steve Bannon, ex-Trump strategist, said
Elon Musk
got physical with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent during a fight at the White House, as per Daily Mail report. This happened because Bessent accused Musk of failing to cut enough government spending as promised.
Bessent told Musk, "You promised $1 trillion in cuts, and now it's just $100 billion. What are you doing?" Musk didn't like that and shoved Bessent. It wasn't just a shouting match, it was a real physical fight.
The White House confirmed the incident happened in April, on Musk's last day as a special advisor to Trump. Leavitt said that Trump's team is full of passionate people, and disagreements happen sometimes, as stated in the report by Daily Mail.
Around the same time, New York Times also reported that Musk had been using drugs like ketamine, ecstasy, and psychedelic mushrooms during the campaign. Back in April, when the fight first became public, one witness said it looked like 'two billionaire middle-aged men thinking it was WWE in the West Wing', as mentioned in the report by Axios.
Bessent was heard yelling 'Fuck you!' repeatedly at Musk. Musk replied 'I can't hear you. Say it louder.' The fight started in the Oval Office, then moved near Chief of Staff Susie Wiles' office, and then to the National Security Advisor's office, according to the report by Axios.
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Bannon said Trump supported Bessent 100% after the fight. Trump also got mad at Musk earlier in March, when Musk had another clash, this time with Marco Rubio over mass firings at the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). After that March fight, Trump publicly said he wanted to limit Musk's cost-cutting ideas, as per reports.
Now that Musk is no longer working at the White House, he has started saying a few things he doesn't fully agree with about Trump's team. According to the report by CBS Sunday Morning, Musk said that while he agrees with some of what the administration does, there are things he doesn't fully support. Musk said he's in a 'bind' because he doesn't want to attack the administration, but also doesn't want to be blamed for everything they do.
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Q1. Why did Elon Musk and Scott Bessent fight?
They fought after Bessent accused Musk of not cutting enough government spending.
Q2. Did Trump support Musk after the White House fight?
No, Trump supported Scott Bessent after the fight, according to Steve Bannon.
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