Elon Musk’s feud with President Trump seems to have been brewing for quite some time, at least according to Steve Bannon.

Bannon now claims that Elon’s disagreement about who should lead the IRS led to physical blows being exchanged in the White House a few months ago.

Back in April, Elon Musk and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent both met with President Trump in the Oval Office to discuss who should be appointed to replace the old IRS Commissioner — who, as you might remember, turned in her resignation after a deal with the DHS to share data on illegal immigrants.

Elon and Bessent had different ideas about who should lead. President Trump ended up siding with Secretary Bessent.

The two men exited the Oval Office and, allegedly, proceeded to get into a heated clash that turned physical.

Watch what Steve Bannon had to say about the supposed physical confrontation here:

BANNON: Musk’s fraudulent promise led to a physical altercation with Sec Bessent. That day people thought Musk might’ve been on drugs. Scott called him a fraud, said he promised trillions and delivered nothing. Musk didn’t like it. Trump gave him every shot. It ended in a fiasco. pic.twitter.com/ou71BUA2ka

— Bannon’s WarRoom (@Bannons_WarRoom) June 7, 2025

The Washington Post reported:

Not long after, Musk’s tension with Trump’s trade team devolved into blows, in an altercation with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, said Stephen K. Bannon, the influential right-wing podcaster and longtime political adviser to Donald Trump.

In mid-April, Musk and Bessent had gone into the Oval Office to make their respective cases about their preferences for acting IRS commissioner. Trump decided to support Bessent’s choice. That disagreement was first reported by the New York Times.

After Bessent and Musk exited the Oval Office and began walking down the hallway, the two men started to exchange insults, Bannon said, adding that Bessent brought up Musk’s claims that he would uncover more than $1 trillion in wasteful and fraudulent government spending, which Musk had not succeeded at doing.

“Scott said, ‘You’re a fraud. You’re a total fraud,’” Bannon said in an interview.

Musk then rammed his shoulder into Bessent’s ribcage “like a rugby player,” Bannon said, and Bessent hit him back. Multiple people stepped in to break up the scrum as the two men reached the national security adviser’s office, and Musk was shuffled out of the West Wing.

“President Trump heard about it and said, ‘This is too much,’” Bannon said.

Now, keep in mind that this account is all according to the fake news Washington Post and Steve Bannon, who is not a fan of Elon.

It all sounds a bit fantastical, but then again, Elon’s sudden break with Trump was also very surprising.

So, what are your thoughts?

What are the chances that this is true?

Do you believe it?