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Musk Hit Treasury Secretary Bessent ‘Like a Rugby Player’ During Unhinged White House Fight

A schoolyard brawl between Elon Musk and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent contributed to Musk’s messy break-up with Donald Trump, according to a new report.

Musk thrust his shoulder into Bessent’s rib cage “like a rugby player,” The Washington Post reported, based on an interview with Trump ally Steve Bannon.

Bessent started to hit Musk back, and the fight had to be broken up by several bystanders. The world’s richest man was “shuffled out of the West Wing,” according to the Post.

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by Anonymousreply 41June 10, 2025 2:32 AM

MASC ENERGY!

by Anonymousreply 1June 8, 2025 1:47 PM

Fucking drug addicts

by Anonymousreply 2June 8, 2025 1:47 PM

The altercation came after an Oval Office meeting where Musk and Bessent made competing pitches to the president about who should lead the IRS. Trump opted for Bessent’s choice.

As the men walked away from the Oval, they began to spar verbally. Bannon told the Post that Bessent called Musk a “total fraud” for failing to meet his goal of cutting $1 trillion in federal spending. But then things got physical.

When Trump heard about the altercation, he said, “This is too much,” Bannon said.

The White House declined to comment on the claim that Musk and Bessent exchanged blows.

by Anonymousreply 3June 8, 2025 1:49 PM

More, more, more!!!

Love it.

by Anonymousreply 4June 8, 2025 2:01 PM

Does anyone care enough about Elon to get him into rehab?

by Anonymousreply 5June 8, 2025 2:05 PM

The best people!

by Anonymousreply 6June 8, 2025 2:05 PM

[quote] Musk Hit Treasury Secretary Bessent ‘Like a Rugby Player’

In the sports world, it's called "getting body checked."

Ouch!

I'm actually surprised that Scott Bessent fought back. He comes from the very civilized world of money and finance.

Elon Musk is just common druggie trash.

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by Anonymousreply 7June 8, 2025 2:11 PM

Of course Bessent is gay. Muskie was over compensating.

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by Anonymousreply 8June 8, 2025 2:14 PM

[quote]When Trump heard about the altercation, he said, “This is too much,” Bannon said.

And yet those words were never said by Trump on J6.

by Anonymousreply 9June 8, 2025 2:19 PM

Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s friendship imploded well before the Tesla CEO fired off a series of (since deleted) scathing X posts last week, as the president told insiders that the former DOGE head was a “big-time drug addict” and felt that a physical fight with the treasury secretary was “too much,” the Washington Post reported Saturday.

Trump has cautioned insiders at the White House to be careful with Musk, telling JD Vance to “be cautious” when speaking of the fallout.

Musk is further accused of having “alienated key members of the White House staff, including Chief of Staff Susie Wiles, and quarreled with Cabinet members” and even physically assaulting one. The Post spoke with 17 people with knowledge of the events, including many on the condition of anonymity.

The officials explained the two men disagree about the best ways for the country to save money, including the potential passage of the “Big Beautiful Bill” spending package. The White House began to realize Musk was “a real political problem” on April 1 after a Trump-approved candidate lost his race for the state’s Supreme Court.

Musk also got into a physical confrontation with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent after Trump supported Bessent’s choice for acting IRS commissioner over Musk’s suggestion. The men began to “exchange insults” after the meeting with Trump and “Bessent brought up Musk’s claims that he would uncover more than $1 trillion in wasteful and fraudulent government spending, which Musk had not succeeded at doing.”

Musk ended up shoving his shoulder into Bessent’s ribs “like a rugby player” and Bessent responded with blows, something Trump later said was “too much.” Toward the end of April, Musk announced he would retreat from D.C. to focus on his own companies.

One of the final blows came after Trump told Musk he was not nominating Jared Isaacman for NASA administrator, despite Musk’s encouragement (Isaacman had donated to several Democrats). Musk took this as an affront to his own space-related goals, including colonizing Mars, and launched his tirade against Trump on X days later.

And while some “hope that there’s going to be a reconciliation” a White House insider told the Post, “it’ll never be the same.”

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by Anonymousreply 10June 8, 2025 2:20 PM

So much material for SNL cold open and they are on re-runs! Missed opportunities.

by Anonymousreply 11June 8, 2025 2:25 PM

R10 you really have to be a dolt to believe a POS like Bannon or that anything could be "too much" for Shitler

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by Anonymousreply 12June 8, 2025 2:32 PM

BESSANT: "I know what's wrong with you... The empty armed Madonna, mourning the baby that she couldn't have and the baby that she almost got to adopt... Gone now... That is it, isn't it?"

MUSK: "You miserable bitch!"

by Anonymousreply 13June 8, 2025 2:42 PM

Scott Bessent was "PUNISHED, as a boy!"

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by Anonymousreply 14June 8, 2025 2:55 PM

I kind of wish Musk had broken Bessent's rib just for the drama and news coverage, and also because Bessent is the worst kind of Trump ass licker and deserves it.

by Anonymousreply 15June 8, 2025 3:05 PM

Girls! Girls! Don't fight - you're both pathetic beyond belief!

by Anonymousreply 16June 8, 2025 4:45 PM

Hopefully they didn’t scratch the recently applied gold paint accents with their scuffles. Someone would have to reapply it.

by Anonymousreply 17June 8, 2025 5:07 PM

[quote] Girls! Girls! Don't fight - you're both pathetic beyond belief!

Haha.

It's "Girls, girls!! You're BOTH CUNTS!"

by Anonymousreply 18June 8, 2025 6:15 PM

"Mama said 'Knock you out!"

by Anonymousreply 19June 8, 2025 6:41 PM

Maybe he’s a top after all.

by Anonymousreply 20June 8, 2025 7:20 PM

Trump is trying SO hard to make it look like Elon is sick and crazy and a heavy drug user. But if this is true why did Trump give him a blank check to go into every single government agency with his hit squad and get his hands on all kinds of Data. LOL! Sorry Donnie, too late. I want Musk to reveal everything. And remember that he supported Obama and voted for him and start doing everything he can to undermine the entire Trump operation.

by Anonymousreply 21June 8, 2025 8:10 PM

I think they made this up to make it sound more butch.

Bessent actually said "Grimes is just an talentless, unsuccessful ugly rip-off of Lady Gaga. And next time you get dressed, ask for help matching your belt and shoes. Brown belt with black shoes? I mean, that may play in South Africa, but over here we like things to match. Bitch."

"First Bette Davis, now THIS! Oh FUUUUCKK YOUUUUU BESSSENNNNT! GRRRRAAAA!!!"

by Anonymousreply 22June 8, 2025 8:25 PM

I wouldn't be surprised at all, if the other Cabinet members were lining the hallway, shouting "Fight! Fight! Fight!"

Pathetic bunch of losers.

by Anonymousreply 23June 8, 2025 10:41 PM

Isn't that like, Elder Abuse?

Scott Bessent looks at least a decade or two older than Elon Musk.

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by Anonymousreply 24June 8, 2025 11:45 PM

I was hoping it was a fight with that Steven Miller shit. Elon allegedly fucked his wife.

by Anonymousreply 25June 8, 2025 11:46 PM

If I were working for a company that had staff like this, I would be looking vigorously for a job elsewhere.

by Anonymousreply 26June 9, 2025 12:21 AM

Lies. They were scratching each other and pulling hair.

by Anonymousreply 27June 9, 2025 12:26 AM

Cat fight!

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by Anonymousreply 28June 9, 2025 1:27 AM

[quote]Does anyone care enough about Elon to get him into rehab?

No.

by Anonymousreply 29June 9, 2025 2:18 AM

So let's do a bit of forensic investigating and theorizing. I think they wanted to do the DOGE thing and Stephen Miller and Donald contrived to let Musk take center stage because they knew it would be controversial and unpopular. Also a loser. it was supposed to be ham handed. It was supposed to be messy. They didn't realize that he had his hands on the data. They just assumed t hey would have it. Elon may be crazy, and a druggie, but he isn't stupid. And you don't get to be a billionaire without some cunning and backstabbing. In this case I'm glad he fucked Trump. They knew he was a mess long before they gave him DOGE. I don't think Trump ever cared for him. I think Trump pretended to be buddies to get what he wanted out of him,, namely winning the election. Trump allowed Elon to erase all his problems with the federal government in exchange for that. But it was over between them long before the explosion.

by Anonymousreply 30June 9, 2025 2:43 AM

Good. The more messy the better for these criminals.

by Anonymousreply 31June 9, 2025 3:03 AM

Watch out for your goodies, Elon; that Bessent is a SEX maniac!

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by Anonymousreply 32June 9, 2025 3:19 AM

I’m not one of your fans!

by Anonymousreply 33June 9, 2025 3:20 AM

Trump/ Stephen Miller wanted Musk to take the brunt of the criticism. IMO they were planning the divorce early in the game. I hope Elon fucks them up real good.

by Anonymousreply 34June 9, 2025 3:21 AM

Is Miller next? Sonethins' gotta give.

by Anonymousreply 35June 9, 2025 3:46 AM

Sounds like they set-up Musk for a humiliating fall- like when Turd & Shady ganged up on Zelensky at the White House.

This time Trump's "you're fired" is going to backfire. Because Musk is an unstable Aspie and knows where all the bodies [votes] are buried.

by Anonymousreply 36June 9, 2025 4:01 AM

Agree, R36, and these tactics are the specialty of Stephen Miller who loves to humiliate people. Trump is complete agreement of course because they appeal to him They're both bullies.

by Anonymousreply 37June 9, 2025 2:16 PM

[quote] The White House began to realize Musk was “a real political problem” on April 1 after a Trump-approved candidate lost his race for the state’s Supreme Court.

This is the real reason why Muskrat was pushed out-he's political poison. Dump and his minions could have cared less about Elmo's drug use or weird behavior. Poor old Elmo got thrown under the bus like everyone else that outlives their usefulness to Dump. But I am loving this fight-asshole Musk needed to be taken down a few pegs.

by Anonymousreply 38June 9, 2025 2:49 PM

Musk was useful for a time, but now he needs to go back to his businesses. On the other hand, I can understand Musk’s frustration with taking all the damage he took to his reputation to do the spending cuts and then have the GOP betray him by not codifying them into the BBB.

by Anonymousreply 39June 9, 2025 3:31 PM

This is so delicious, it MUST be fattening!

by Anonymousreply 40June 9, 2025 4:46 PM

WIN-WIN!

by Anonymousreply 41June 10, 2025 2:32 AM
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