Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, who is gay, reportedly threatened Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Bill Pulte with physical violence during a private dinner at the elite “Executive Branch” club in Washington, D.C. According to Politico, Bessent confronted Pulte after believing he had spoken negatively about him to President Trump, telling him: “I’m gonna punch you in your f*cking face,” and later adding, “I’m going to f*cking beat your ass.” Club co-owner Omeed Malik intervened to defuse the situation, and the two men were seated separately for the remainder of the evening. The altercation came against the backdrop of growing tensions in their working relationship. Trump announced in May that Bessent, Pulte and US Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick would collaborate on a plan to privatise Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the mortgage giants overseen by Pulte. In recent weeks, Pulte has taken the lead on an initiative that could put up to 15 percent of Fannie and Freddie on the p...