During a House Ways and Means Committee hearing held on June 11, 2025, Congressman Lloyd Doggett reminds Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent of his fight with Elon Musk when he tries to defend DOGE.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent publicly trashed Elon Musk just one day after the billionaire tech boss announced he’s creating his own political party. “Most of America thinks he’s a loser,” Scott said on live TV,

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent ran this victory lap after running Elon Musk out of the Trump administration, during an interview Sunday morning on CNN. "Look, the principles of DOGE were very popular.

Elon Musk had some choice words for out Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent after Bessent pointed out that Musk isn’t popular. Functional cookies help perform certain functionalities like sharing the content of the website on social media platforms, collecting feedback, and other third-party features.

Treasury secretary tweaks Elon Musk’s unpopularity while defending Trump’s tariff strategy ahead of looming deadline

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Sunday that the principles of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) were “popular,” but also said tech billionaire Elon Musk, formerly the leader of

"Look, the principles of DOGE were very popular. I think if you looked at the polling, Elon was not," Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Sunday.