The verbal spat turned physical when the world’s richest man thrusted his shoulder into Bessent’s rib cage “like a rugby player” before the treasury chief fought back.

Musk's Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, installed a Starlink Wi-Fi terminal at the White House in March – despite warnings from security officials that doing so could open the administration to potential data leak and espionage risks.

Elon Musk allegedly 'body-checked' Treasury Secretary Bessent after a White House meeting, with Karoline Leavitt later describing it as 'definitely a disagreement' and not a fistfight.