Two of President Donald Trump ’s top economic officials — Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency Bill Pulte — almost came to blows last week, a source familiar with the altercation told CNN.

Bessent threatened to punch Pulte in the face during a dinner at Executive Club, an exclusive MAGA-aligned group started by some of Trump’s closest advisers, according to the source. Bessent accused Pulte of talking negatively about him to Trump, the source said, which quickly escalated as Bessent cursed at Pulte.

The fight was ultimately broken up by a club co-founder, the source said, as Bessent pushed Pulte to “take the matter outside.” Both men stayed for the dinner, though they were seated away from each other. Several Cabinet secretaries attended t

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