Elon Musk tackled Treasury Secretary during White House clash

A new report published by The Washington Post on Saturday details a heated physical altercation between Elon Musk and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent at the White House in mid-April, an incident that reportedly ignited the billionaire's dramatic falling-out with President Donald Trump.

According to former White House official Steven Bannon, who was quoted in The Washington Post report, the confrontation occurred after both men presented rival plans for the Internal Revenue Service to President Trump in the Oval Office, with Trump ultimately siding with Bessent.

Bannon recounted that insults were hurled as the two men exited the meeting. "Scott said [to Musk], 'You’re a fraud. You’re a total fraud,'" Bannon stated, referring to Bessent's efforts to cut federal spending.

The verbal exchange allegedly escalated physically when Musk, described by Bannon as ramming his shoulder into Bessent's rib cage "like a rugby player," prompted a physical response from the Treasury chief.

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