Bessent sets record straight on Trump team dinner clash that nearly turned into a throwdown: ‘Kick his a--’

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent downplayed his past clash with Bill Pulte, President Donald Trump’s newly tapped acting intelligence chief, after senators pressed him Wednesday over reports that he once threatened to punch him at a dinner party.

"Did you actually tell Pulte you were going to punch them in the face," asked North Carolina Republican Sen. Thom Tillis on Wednesday, referencing reports from 2025 that Bessent threatened Pulte during a dinner. 

"No sir, I actually said I...