Overview

• Rep. Jimmy Gomez asked Bessent if Elon Musk had "body-checked" him at the White House.
• President Trump told reporters he observed only a heated argument and no sign of violence between Musk and Bessent.
• Bessent rejected claims that he called Musk a fraud, labeling those reports as fake news.
• He challenged reliance on a Breitbart story and quipped that he preferred South Carolina over South Africa.
• Lawmakers used the hearing to probe tensions over Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency and its spending-cut agenda.