Elon Musk suffered a violent outburst during a shouting match in the Oval Office, former Trump strategist Steve Bannon has revealed. Bannon told the Daily Mail that the billionaire “got physical” with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent in April upon being confronted over the Department of Government Efficiency’s meager savings.

Senator Cory Booker made the gesture at the end of a speech he gave during a Democratic convention in California on Saturday.

Outgoing DOGE head Elon Musk and U.S. President Donald Trump held a press conference in the Oval Office on Friday to discuss Musk's four-month tenure in his administration.

Elon Musk was spotted with a black eye during a press conference in the Oval Office with President Donald Trump, just hours after it was announced that he would be leaving his role as Director of Government Efficiency.

Elon Musk was spotted with a black eye. Some social media users floated theories that either Scott Bessent or Stephen Miller may have “punched” the billionaire.

Steve Bannon, a former White House chief strategist in President Donald Trump's first term, has long criticized Elon Musk and other tech executives.

Following a New York Times report in March 2025 about a potential Pentagon briefing on the U.S.-China conflict, Donald Trump denied Elon Musk's involvement, leading Musk to distance himself from the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).

Trump strategist Steve Bannon claimed that DOGE head Elon Musk came to physical blows with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent.