September 8, 2025 · Personnel, Competence & Administrative Failure
· internal conduct
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Bessent Threatens to Punch FHFA Director Pulte at Private Dinner
On September 3, 2025, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent reportedly threatened to punch Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Bill Pulte during a private dinner in Washington attended by dozens of administration officials. According to accounts of the confrontation, Bessent learned Pulte had been criticizing him to President Trump and told him,
Sources
- Bessent Threatens to Punch FHFA Director Pulte at Private Dinner — CNN
- Scott Bessent threatens to punch housing regulator Bill Pulte: Report — The Hill, 2025-09-08 Supporting