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Elon Musk and Trump’s finance minister are said to have shouted
Elon Musk does not keep his opinion behind the mountain – and makes himself unpopular in the cabinet. A memorable scene has occurred in the White House.
Elon Musk likes to hurt, even with those with whom he should actually work in his role as a consultant of Donald Trump. As the US policy portal “Axios” reports, there was a violent collision between Musk and Finance Minister Scott Bessent last week.
If the descriptions of the eyewitnesses, which quotes “Axios”, if it must have been a memorable scene in the west wing of the White House. Both men are said to have stood their face on their face and shouted at. “It was two billionaires of middle -aged age who thought it was wrestling in the hall of the west wing,” reports one eyewitness.
Apparently both covered each other with insults, an employee had to intervene.
Elon Musk vs. Scott Bessent: Wrestling mood in the White House
The whole thing took place in the presence of President Trump. Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni is also said to have been within hearing width. Besser and Musk had not physically tackled themselves in the Oval Office, “Axios” quoted a person present: “But the president saw it.” In front of the door, the two men continued their loud argument.
Previously, the “New York Times” had already reported on competence wrangling between the two scales. The argument was apparently about a question of personnel: the occupation of the chief post of the tax authority IRS.
Musk Efficiency Authority Doge is said to have made Gary Shapley the head without consulting the Ministry of Finance. The IRS is actually subject to better. Ultimately, the finance minister finally enforced his confidant Michael Faulkender as head of the authority.
Musk already had several arguments with ministers
Trump’s press spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt did not deny the incident. “Differences of opinion are a normal part of every healthy political process,” she told the “New York Times”. “It is no secret that President Trump has put together a team of people who work with incredible passion for the problems that affect our country.”
On another occasion, Elon Musk should also have clashed with Foreign Minister Marco Rubio, the “New York Times” reported in March. It dealt with HR reduction in Rubios Ministry, the Musk was not quick enough.
Trump is said to have intervened in the dispute. The president later played down the incident: Musk and Rubio got on “fabulously good”. In addition, Musk is said to have had a dispute with Transport Minister Sean Duffy, and he publicly drew through trade advisor Peter Navarro.
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