2 Top Trump Economic Officials Involved in Heated Clash at Private Dinner

Two of President Donald Trump’s top economic officials clashed at an exclusive private dinner, almost coming to blows, according to reports.

The incident occurred last Wednesday, with one official threatening to punch and beat up the other amid ongoing conflicts, Politico reported.

During the dinner for 30 people at the exclusive Georgetown club Executive Branch, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent reportedly shouted at housing finance official Bill Pulte:

“Why the f**k are you talking to the president about me? F**k you.

“I’m gonna punch you in your f**king face.”

Others at the party included Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, SBA Administrator Kelly Loeffler, and Medicare and Medicaid chief Mehmet Oz.

Also in attendance were venture capitalist David Sacks and MAGA-friendly podcaster Chamath Palihapitiya, who was celebrating a birthday.

Those who witnessed the tirade by Bessent disagreed on which of them started the altercation, but it became clear that Bessent had heard from several people that Pulte had recently been bad-mouthing him to Trump.

Pulte looked blindsided by Bessent’s tirade.

Club owner Omeed Malik stepped in to try to calm things down.

Bessent tried to get Pulte kicked out of the event.

“It’s either me or him,” Bessent said to Malik.

“You tell me who’s getting the f**k out of here.”

“Or,” he said to Pulte, “we could go outside.”

“To do what?” Pulte responded. “To talk?”

“No,” Bessent replied.

“I’m going to f**king beat your a**.”

At that point, Malik took Bessent to another part of the club to calm down.

Bessent then came back and was seated at the other end of the table from Pulte, and the dinner continued without further incident.

In May, Bessent, Pulte, and Lutnick were put on a team to privatize mortgage giants Freddie and Fanny Mac, which Pulte oversees.

Insiders told Politico that the arrangement has produced conflict, with Bessent viewing Pulte as inserting himself into economic matters beyond his purview, while Pulte feels threatened by the partnership and its influence over his area.

To complicate matters, Lutnick and Pulte are close, while Bessent and Lutnick don’t really get along after competing for the Treasury position.

Normally, Bessent is soft-spoken and avoids drama, so he must have been very put out by Pulte’s behavior.

Let’s hope from here on out that the three of them can do their jobs and work together for the good of the U.S. economy.