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Bessent Calls Clash With Bill Pulte a ‘Locker Room’ Fight

Bessent Calls Clash With Bill Pulte a ‘Locker Room’ Fight

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent characterized a dispute he had with Bill Pulte last year as a "locker room" style argument, stating that despite the past conflict, he now backs Pulte’s nomination to serve as the acting director of national intelligence.


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