US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and entrepreneur Elon Musk who until recently was in charge of the US Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) had a fistfight in the White House in April, the Washington Post reported, citing Stephen K. Bannon, the influential right-wing podcaster and longtime political adviser to US President Donald Trump, APA reports.
According to the newspaper, "Musk’s brute-force tactics, lack of political acumen and ideological differences with the MAGA base eroded his relationship with top administration officials and eventually the president." However, "despite the tension, Trump and his deputy chief of staff, Stephen Miller, stuck by Musk’s side."
That said, оn April 2, when Trump "rolled out tariffs intended to remake the global economy, Musk took to X to express his displeasure with the levies," while "in private, Musk made personal appeals to Trump to reverse the tariffs. Trump did not comply, only relenting days later after a steep decline in bond markets."
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