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Bessent: “I actually said I was going to kick his ass”
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June 3, 2026
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as posted by the channelTreasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Wednesday confirmed he once told Bill Pulte, who was recently tapped to serve as acting director of national intelligence, that he was going to “kick his ass.”
“Did you actually tell Pulte you were going to punch him in the face?” Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) asked during a hearing.
“No, sir. I actually said I was going to kick his ass,” Secretary Bessent replied.
“Good, I share the emotion,” the senator responded. “I’m not going to support Pulte for DNI … he lost me when he went after [Jerome] Powell.”
Secretary Bessent added that he had since spoken with Mr. Pulte and that “many teams have fights in the locker room and then go out and win for the team on the table.”
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