Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent confirmed reporting of a highly publicized clash between himself and Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Bill Pulte last year, although he said that such confrontations happen when working on a team.
Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) said he had an “awkward” question for the treasury secretary and asked whether reporting was true that Bessent told Pulte he was going to punch him in the face last year during an event after hearing that Pulte had been badmouthing him to Trump.
“No, sir, I actually said I was going to kick his a**,” Bessent said.
“Good, OK, good — I share the emotion,” Tillis responded.
Bessent then clarified that the dustup happened last summer and that “many teams have fights in the locker room and then go out and win for the team.”
