Internet reports that the AXIOS website quoted people familiar with the matter as saying that Musk, head of the U.S. Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), and Treasury Secretary Bessant broke out in a fierce row over IRS personnel appointments in the West Wing Corridor of the White House last Thursday. The loud noise attracted President Trump and other officials present. One witness said,"Two billionaires, middle-aged men used the West Wing Hall of the White House as a professional wrestling (WWE) venue." "They didn't do anything in the Oval Office, but the president witnessed the conflict firsthand. The two then extended the dispute into the corridor and a fierce argument broke out again,"one of the witnesses said. On Thursday, Besent and Musk confronted each other at a White House meeting, and a source said that "F shells started flying (swearing everywhere)." Besent criticized Musk for overcommitting DOGE to budget cuts but failing to deliver. Musk retorted, calling Besant "Soros agent" and accusing him of running "a failed hedge fund." According to reports, the two sides quarreled fiercely and even "chest to chest" for a time, which eventually ended with an assistant intervening to separate the two.