Axios: Musk And Bessent Got In WH “Shouting Match”

Axios reports:

Elon Musk and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent got into a heated shouting match in earshot of President Trump and other officials in the White House last week during a dispute about the IRS, two witnesses and three sources briefed on the matter tell Axios.

“It was two billionaire, middle-aged men thinking it was WWE in the hall of the West Wing,” one witness said of the argument last Thursday. (Bessent’s net worth is actually $520 million.)

Why it matters: The clash — with both men in each other’s face — showed how much Musk’s personality and style have rankled some senior administration officials since he began running roughshod through agencies with DOGE.

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— Axios (@axios) April 23, 2025