Transphobic billionaire Elon Musk reportedly shoved gay Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent during a screaming match last April after Bessent confronted Musk about failing to meet his pledge to cut a trillion dollars from government operating costs. The details of the confrontation were only recently shared by former Chief White House Strategist Steve Bannon. “Scott Bessent called him out and said, ‘You promised us a trillion dollars (in cuts), and now you’re at like $100 billion, and nobody can find anything, what are you doing?” Bannon told The Daily Mail.
As tech billionaire Elon Musk’s public feud with US President Donald Trump intensifies , shocking details have emerged detailing the Tesla boss’s alleged physical altercation with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent in April. Influential right-wing podcaster Stephen K Bannon claimed while speaking to The Washington Post that Musk rammed his shoulder into the secretary’s rib cage over some disagreements.
Bannon told the outlet it took multiple people to break up the playground tussle, before the SpaceX and Tesla founder was quickly removed from the West Wing. “President Trump heard about it and said, ‘This is too much,'” said Bannon, who has long been critical of Musk and his involvement in Trump’s campaign and presidency.