The ‘shouting match’ between Musk and Bessent is part of a larger White House problem

[Timber Rattler]

https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/musk-bessent-shouting-match-white-house-rcna202830?cid=sm_fb_maddow&fbclid=IwY2xjawJ33fdleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBicmlkETFQemtHOFZCRmJwQzM0OFE1AR4O6LKSwwIWc3ug0Dpx314HXkODujcpbb2fR3sGuhcbpqqKIPwa-KbBryLZmw_aem_LeFt0dFU81LPQvGx00rEYQ

One week before Donald Trump’s second inaugural, The Washington Post reported on a rash of “ugly infighting” among prominent MAGA voices. Roughly 100 days later, things are vastly worse.

After the IRS lost its fourth commissioner in three months — the most recent tax agency chief only lasted a few days on the job — the public quickly learned that the developments were the result of a power struggle within the administration. The New York Times reported, and NBC News confirmed, that the acting commissioner was ousted after Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent complained to the president that Elon Musk’s choice to lead the IRS was installed without Bessent’s knowledge.

This week, Axios advanced the story with some behind-the-scenes details, including a “chest-to-chest clash” between two of the more powerful figures in the president’s orbit, who were “in each other’s face.”

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[mountaineer]

Axios and WashPost. M'kay.