Bessent Denies Threatening To Punch Bill Pulte, Confirms He Threatened To Kick His Ass

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent denied threatening to punch now-Director of National Intelligence Bill Pulte “in the fucking face” during a summer 2025 spat. At a Wednesday Senate Finance Committee hearing, Bessent denied threatened to punch Pulte, director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, but confirmed that he threatened to “kick his ass.” Republican North Carolina Sen. […]