Well, it finally happened. After months of speculation, gossip, and that infamous black eye that had Twitter conspiracy theorists working overtime, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent finally got cornered on live television about his beef with Elon Musk—and of course, it was Jesse Watters who asked the question everyone’s been dying to hear: “What did you do to Elon?!”
Watters didn’t just dance around it either. He threw it right in Bessent’s face during his Monday show, and to Bessent’s credit, he didn’t storm off stage. Instead, he gave a sly smirk, played the “we’re both very passionate” card, and threw a little fashion jab Elon’s way by noting, “Elon wears t-shirts, so there is no collar,” after being asked if he grabbed him by the neck. Pure gold.
Now let’s rewind. According to multiple reports, this wasn’t just a heated exchange—it was a full-blown, red-faced, scream-until-your-voice-cracks type of fight. Back in May, Musk and Bessent allegedly got into it just outside the Oval Office. Not exactly the place you’d expect a tech bro and a Treasury chief to start a shouting match, but hey, welcome to the Trump White House.
The Atlantic reported that the verbal firefight started near the Roosevelt Room and rolled through the West Wing like a tornado. Bessent, according to insiders, lit Musk up over broken promises on spending cuts, yelling “F*** you!” multiple times. Musk reportedly fired back by mocking Bessent’s hedge fund past, taunting him with “Say it louder,” just inches from his face. That’s not a policy disagreement, that’s WWE with suits and lanyards.
And then came the shove. Yes, according to Steve Bannon—who, love him or hate him, rarely minces words—Musk physically shoved Bessent during the altercation. You read that right. The guy who sells flamethrowers and launches cars into orbit allegedly put his hands on the Secretary of the Treasury. That’s where things went from spicy to scorched earth.
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To no one’s surprise, President Trump’s press secretary confirmed the two don’t exactly get along, but chalked it up to “passionate” policy debates. Translation: they can’t stand each other, but they’re both too important to fire.
So while Bessent might want to play it cool and brush off the incident with a chuckle and a fashion critique, his refusal to outright deny the physical confrontation speaks volumes. Jesse Watters asked the question, and America got its answer—even if it was delivered with a smirk instead of a subpoena.
If this actually happened, then it’s embarrassing that two grown men would have had any type of altercation at the White House that resulted in yelling at one another. When you see someone get angry, the best thing to do is say, “let’s continue this discussion when we’re both calm & can discuss our differences dispassionately.” Find an excuse to leave the room or the premises. Both Bessent & Musk are very capable men. We need DOGE badly– we need spending cuts badly. Neither should walk away from the need to serve the nation & this president to the best of their ability. We have socialists, communists & fascists in Democrat leadership now– let’s focus on the real problem.