'F*** you! F*** you! F*** you!' Bessent allegedly shouted at Musk. 'The fight had started outside the Oval Office; it continued past the Roosevelt Room and toward the chief of staff's office, and then barreled around the corner to the national security adviser's warren,' The Atlantic reported at the time. 'Musk accused Bessent of having run two failed hedge funds. 'I can't hear you,' he told Bessent as they argued, their faces just inches apart. 'Say it louder.'' Later that month, former Chief Strategist Steve Bannon told Daily Mail that Musk's turbulent time in the White House was marred when he physically 'shoved' the 62-year-old Bessent. 'Scott Bessent called him out and said, 'You promised us a trillion dollars (in cuts), and now you're at like $100 billion, and nobody can find anything, what are you doing?'' the prominent MAGA figure revealed. The casual style stood in stark contrast to the buttoned-up outfits worn by Trump's cabinet and allies An alleged altercation occurred after Bessent questioned Musk's DOGE cuts, which he said was a 'sore subject' with the Tesla CEO Musk fell out with Trump after publicly criticizing his Big Beautiful Bill 'And that's when Elon got physical. It's a sore subject with him. It wasn't an argument, it was a physical confrontation. Elon basically shoved him.' Trump's press secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed in a statement there was no love lost between the pair. 'It's no secret President Trump has put together a team of people who are incredibly passionate about the issues impacting our country,' she said. 'Disagreements are a normal part of any healthy policy process, and ultimately everyone knows they serve at the pleasure of President Trump.' Musk's time in the White House as a 'special government employee' was only ever meant to last five months.