DOGE leader Musk, the billionaire adviser to the president, has had several reported tense confrontations with Trump officials.

The world’s wealthiest man and the man tasked with keeping the world’s strongest economy on the rails amid President Donald Trump’s trade war got into what observers described as a professional wrestling-style shouting match over who would be placed in charge of the Internal Revenue Service last week.

Doge leader Elon Musk and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent engaged in a loud verbal altercation outside the Oval Office over the IRS acting commissioner appointment. The clash, witnessed by Donald Trump and officials,