T reasury Secretary Scott Bessent criticized Elon Musk 's new political party, saying the world's wealthiest man wasn't a popular part of the Trump administration. Asked about Musk's move, Bessent told CNN's Dana Bash that the ideas behind the administration's Department of Government Efficiency effort, also known as DOGE, were "very popular."

President Donald Trump’s treasury secretary just told Elon Musk to stay out of politics. Cabinet member Scott Bessent took a shot at the Tesla CEO and former White House advisor after he revealed he was forming his own political party over the weekend.

A day after Elon Musk escalated his feud with Donald Trump and announced the formation of a new U.S. political party, the Republican president's Treasury secretary said Musk should stick to running his companies.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Sunday that countries will see their respective tariff rates “boomerang back” on Aug. 1 to the higher levels announced three months ago, if they don’t strike a deal with the U.