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Wednesday, April 23, 2025

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.)

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"Musk has had high-profile disputes with Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy and Trade Adviser Peter Navarro as well.

"Everyone thinks DOGE is great, but Elon's antics are just a bit much," another administration official said."

#1 | Posted by Corky at 2025-04-23 08:01 PM | Reply

Tesla's net income plunges 71%
nypost.com

... after entering into the Trump orbit.

What's that adage?

Something like...

Everything Trump touches, dies.

#2 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-04-23 08:20 PM | Reply

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