White House Downplay reported a physical conflict between Musk and Bescent
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Washington Post reported Elon Musk highlighted the flared tension between the tech billionaire and his members after speaking with Steve Bannon, who actively “body-checked” Treasury Secretary Scott Bescent earlier this year. Trump administration.
The report said Musk and Bessent had expressed their preference to enter the oval office in April and play the IRS commissioner. After Trump sided with Bescent’s choice and the two men left the oval office, they were said to have exchanged insults, and at one point Musk thrusts his shoulder into Bescent’s rib cage and hit him, Bannon said.
White House spokesman Caroline Leavitt told Fox News’ Maria Bartiloimo that the incident was less dramatic than many had expected.
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Elon Musk took note at a press conference with President Donald Trump on May 30, 2025 at the White House oval office in Washington, DC. (Allison Robbert/AFP via Getty Images)
“I certainly don’t call it a boxing fight. It was definitely a disagreement,” she shared. “I wasn’t there, but I didn’t see it with my own eyes. I’ve heard it in second hand reports. But once again we moved from it. The President has moved from there and the entire administration is focusing on passing this (big beautiful) bill.”
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U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bescent during a Bloomberg TV interview in New York, New York, USA on Friday, May 23, 2025. (Michael Nagle/Bloomberg)
The bill sparked some kind of conflict from within the GOP with Musk, and lawmakers such as Ron Johnson sees (r-wis., Rand Paul, R-Ky.) do not want to vote “yes.”
Musk denounced the bill last week as “filled with pork” and “unpleasant hatred” in a public attack on X, and “shamed those who voted for it. You know you were wrong.”
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Leavitt cited earlier claims that “sound disagreement” occurred between Trump’s cabinet members and former Doge leaders, adding that despite the friction, the team could still gather for the benefit of the American people.
“You saw when President Trump politely sent Elon Musk back to his company. Secretary Bescent He was there in the oval office, along with Secretary Lutnick and Stephen Miller. I was there, the staff chief was there and we all wanted the best for Elon,” she said.
The spokesman spoke up again. Recent Tweets from ABC News Correspondent Terry Morantweeting rants against Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller and President Trump after drawing anger from the White House on Sunday, he called them “world-class” hatred.
“This comes from someone who appears to be a professional journalist without bias, and this is an indifferent rhetoric that is unacceptable from someone who works on major television networks,” says Leavitt.
An ABC spokesman told Fox News Digital that the outlet “represents the objectivity and fairness of news coverage and does not tolerate subjective personal attacks on others.”
“This post does not reflect ABC News’ views and violates the standards. As a result, Terry Moran has been suspended awaiting further evaluation,” the statement continued.
Hanna Panreck of Fox News contributed to this report.