“… The buzz: “A private dinner attended by dozens of administration officials and close advisers to President Donald Trump was temporarily marred by a dramatic clash between two of Trump’s top economic officials, with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent at one point threatening to punch top housing finance official Bill Pulte “in the fucking face,” Rachael writes.
Woah: The dinner was at the Executive Branch, the ultra-exclusive, MAGA-friendly club in Georgetown, which charges members up to $500,000 each to join. Among those invited to the dinner at a 30-strong table were Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins and Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard.
It’s unclear exactly how the fight began — but it seems Bessent took exception to reports that Pulte had been badmouthing him to Trump. “Bessent lashed out at Pulte in an expletive-laden diatribe,” Rachel writes. “He wasn’t about to engage in chit-chat as if nothing was amiss.”…”