Elon Musk recently crashed out on Donald Trump and made it clear that the two former allies are at war now. We'll see if that ends up changing anytime sooner or later, but it looks like White House tensions extend to more individuals.
On Saturday (June 7), The Washington Post published an article about Elon Musk and United States President Trump's rift, which included a curious allegation from former Trump ally Steve Bannon. He claimed that Musk once tussled with U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent as a result of Musk's conflicts with Trump's trade team.
Bannon alleged that the tech billionaire and Bessent visited the Oval Office to advocate for their Internal Revenue Service commissioner picks, and Donald Trump reportedly sided with Bessent per The New York Times. When the two men left Trump's office, they allegedly started insulting each other.
"Scott said, ‘You’re a fraud. You’re a total fraud,’" Bannon reportedly alleged. Elon Musk then allegedly rammed into Bessent "like a rugby player," per Bannon, and Bessent allegedly retaliated. Folks allegedly broke them up before Musk made his way out. "President Trump heard about it and said, ‘This is too much,’" Bannon claimed.
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Elon Musk and Donald Trump's relationship has been quite odd so far, but this took things to a new level. Not only are they now in opposition to one another, but it also revealed some of the alleged power dynamics, alliances, and debates in the rest of the White House. We will see if other people chime in with strong remarks or if everyone's waiting for things to heal.
One person who hated to see Musk and Trump fall out was Kanye West, who lamented this in a Twitter post. "Broooos please noooooo We love you both so much," Ye wrote.
We'll see just how far this Donald Trump and Elon Musk rift goes, as it seems unlikely they will bury the hatchet anytime soon. However, anything is possible for these two controversial business tycoons and political forces. For better or worse, that means we must be patient. The rest of their teams are probably figuring out how the storm will follow.
