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Steve Bannon says Elon Musk and Scott Bessent had 'physical confrontation'
According to Bannon, Bessent confronted Musk over his sweeping but unfulfilled promises to deliver $1 trillion in budget cuts.
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The Daily Mail reports Musk "got physical" with Scott Bessent in an "outburst that turned violent."[image or embed] -- Matt Novak (@paleofuture.bsky.social) May 30, 2025 at 4:35 PM
The Daily Mail reports Musk "got physical" with Scott Bessent in an "outburst that turned violent."[image or embed]
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... "Trump 100 percent sided with Bessent after the clash," Bannon added. "I don't think Bessent has any bad blood, but he's got a job to do and he's going to do it." Revelations of the alleged Musk-Bessent clash emerged following a New York Times report alleging Musk was using "a cocktail of drugs on the campaign trail including ketamine, ecstasy and psychedelic mushrooms." When questioned about the report an Oval Office press conference alongside Trump, Musk dismissed the allegations by criticizing the publication, stating, "Let's move on, next question." According to Bannon, Musk's status in Trump's orbit also diminished after the March leak that he was slated for top-secret military briefings on China, which Trump abruptly canceled. Bannon noted, "The president backed [Bessent] just like the president didn't allow the briefing on China," adding, "People in the administration and the White House realized he didn't have any idea what he's doing. They cauterized the damage." ...
Revelations of the alleged Musk-Bessent clash emerged following a New York Times report alleging Musk was using "a cocktail of drugs on the campaign trail including ketamine, ecstasy and psychedelic mushrooms." When questioned about the report an Oval Office press conference alongside Trump, Musk dismissed the allegations by criticizing the publication, stating, "Let's move on, next question."
According to Bannon, Musk's status in Trump's orbit also diminished after the March leak that he was slated for top-secret military briefings on China, which Trump abruptly canceled. Bannon noted, "The president backed [Bessent] just like the president didn't allow the briefing on China," adding, "People in the administration and the White House realized he didn't have any idea what he's doing. They cauterized the damage." ...
#1 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-05-31 01:43 PM | Reply
And... he blamed his little kid.
That must have been some girl fight, unless Bannon has gone all Onion on us.
#2 | Posted by Corky at 2025-05-31 03:13 PM | Reply
'You promised us a trillion dollars in cuts, and now you're at like $100 billion. Nobody can find any savings. What are you doing?'
Oh wow. A Republican figured out that DOGE is lying?
#3 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-05-31 03:29 PM | Reply
#3
Shocking, isn't it?
I wouldn't expect it happen very often, though.
#4 | Posted by Corky at 2025-05-31 03:32 PM | Reply
Leon isn't gone. The folks at the White House should expect to see him for a while. The money he gave Der Dotard buys a lot of access ...
#5 | Posted by catdog at 2025-06-01 10:56 AM | Reply
Did Bessent give the nazi drug addict his shiner?
#6 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2025-06-01 01:48 PM | Reply
Bessent and Musk ... Church Lady meets Hophead
#7 | Posted by Doc_Sarvis at 2025-06-01 04:11 PM | Reply
Translation the nerd at the treasury Department punched musk in the face LOL
#8 | Posted by Tor at 2025-06-01 06:37 PM | Reply
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