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2025-09-16 20:09:50
U.S. Treasury Secretary Bessant refuses to comment on disagreements with Trump administration officials. U.S. Treasury Secretary Bessant declined to comment on reports of disagreements with another Trump administration official. Instead, he jokingly referred to a famous duel involving a former Treasury secretary and said his department "has a long tradition of feuding." CNBC asked Bessant if he had clashed with Bill Pulte, the Trump administration's senior official in charge of housing finance. Bessant responded, "U.S. Treasury secretaries have a history of 'dueling' since Alexander Hamilton." Politico, the U.S. political news website, reported earlier this month that Pulte allegedly disparaged Bessant in front of the president, prompting Bessant to threaten a "duel" with Pulte.
