Overview

• A report by Steve Bannon detailed that Musk rammed his shoulder into Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s ribs outside the Oval Office after they exited a meeting.
• The confrontation stemmed from competing pitches to President Trump over who should serve as acting IRS commissioner.
• Bessent is said to have called Musk a “total fraud” for failing to cut $1 trillion in federal spending, prompting the verbal and physical clash.
• The White House has declined to comment on the skirmish while President Trump reportedly reacted by saying “This is too much.”
• The incident escalates tensions between Musk and Trump as both publicly spar over government contracts and spending policies.