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在图尔西·加巴德辞去国家情报总监一职后，贝森特于周二致电普尔特向他表示祝贺
作者：阿什利·J·迪梅拉 福克斯新闻
发布于2026年6月3日美国东部时间下午4:36
福克斯新闻资深白宫记者杰奎·海因里希在《特别报道》节目中带来特朗普总统任命联邦住房金融局局长威廉·“比尔”·普尔特的最新消息。
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美国财政部长斯科特·贝森特淡化了他与唐纳德·特朗普总统新任命的代理国家情报总监比尔·普尔特之间的过往冲突。此前，参议员们周三就有关他曾在晚宴上威胁要揍普尔特的报道向他施压。
“你真的曾告诉普尔特你要揍他的脸吗？”北卡罗来纳州共和党参议员汤姆·蒂利斯周三问道，提及2025年有关贝森特在晚宴上威胁普尔特的报道。
“没有，先生，我当时其实说的是我要揍他一顿，”财政部长打趣道。
这场在财政部预算听证会上的对话重新引发了外界对两人此前冲突的关注。就在几天前，特朗普宣布这位联邦住房金融局局长将承担美国政府最敏感的国家安全职责之一。
民主党议员在激烈的委员会听证会上抨击贝森特：“不好意思打断一下”
财政部长贝森特淡化了他与比尔·普尔特之间被报道的不和，称他已致电祝贺普尔特就任情报部门新职。（马克·希费尔贝/美联社）
当时的报道显示，贝森特据称指责普尔特在总统面前破坏他的声誉，并在9月的一场晚宴上威胁要揍他的脸。但当参议员们就普尔特的晋升向他施压时，贝森特淡化了双方的激烈情绪，并透露他已于周二致电祝贺普尔特。
“很多团队都会在更衣室里争吵，但还是会一起上阵，”当被问及是否对普尔特的任命感到放心时，贝森特回应道。
当被问及所谓的晚宴争吵时，贝森特在9月曾表示，内阁成员发生肢体冲突并非史无前例。
“从亚历山大·汉密尔顿时代起，财政部长就有决斗的历史，”贝森特在接受CNBC采访时说道。
华盛顿晚宴陷入混乱，“粉色代码”活动人士围堵财政部长斯科特·贝森特：“双手沾满鲜血”
“很多团队都会在更衣室里争吵，但还是会一起上阵，”贝森特回应道。（内森·波斯纳/安纳多卢通讯社 via 盖蒂图片社；阿尔·德雷珀/彭博社 via 盖蒂图片社）
在前国家情报总监图尔西·加巴德上月宣布辞职，以陪伴被诊断出罕见骨癌的丈夫后，特朗普任命了联邦住房金融局局长比尔·普尔特接任该职位。
特朗普任命比尔·普尔特为代理国家情报总监
2026年1月9日，联邦住房金融局局长比尔·普尔特在华盛顿特区白宫西翼外对记者发表讲话。（布伦丹·斯米亚洛夫斯基/法新社 via 盖蒂图片社）
普尔特在担任新职务的同时，将继续担任联邦住房金融局局长以及房利美和房地美主席。
贝森特还在2025年4月因与太空探索技术公司（SpaceX）和特斯拉创始人埃隆·马斯克的当面对峙登上新闻头条。
据当时Axios报道，两人曾在西翼就谁将领导美国国税局发生激烈争吵。
民主党议员对普尔特的任命表示反对，质疑他的资质。
“特朗普任命比尔·普尔特担任代理国家情报总监，似乎是一项仓促敲定的幕后交易，完全基于对特朗普的忠诚，而非我们国家的安全，”参议院少数党领袖查克·舒默。
“比尔·普尔特到底有什么资质？他有国家安全背景吗？答案是否定的。他有军事背景吗？答案是否定的。他有执法背景吗？答案是否定的，”众议院少数党领袖哈基姆·杰弗里斯说道。
他补充道：“究竟是什么让比尔·普尔特有资格担任美国最重要的国家安全职位之一？显然只有一点：比尔·普尔特愿意为唐纳德·特朗普做任何事、说任何话，无论特朗普的要求多么鲁莽、多么报复性、多么违法。”
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Bessent sets record straight on Trump team dinner clash that nearly turned into a throwdown: ‘Kick his a–’
2026-06-03T16:36:12-04:00 / Fox News
The secretary called Pulte on Tuesday to congratulate him after Tulsi Gabbard stepped down from the DNI role
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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent downplayed his past clash with Bill Pulte, President Donald Trump’s newly tapped acting intelligence chief, after senators pressed him Wednesday over reports that he once threatened to punch him at a dinner party.
“Did you actually tell Pulte you were going to punch them in the face,” asked North Carolina Republican Sen. Thom Tillis on Wednesday, referencing reports from 2025 that Bessent threatened Pulte during a dinner.
“No sir, I actually said I was going to kick his ass,” the secretary quipped.
The exchange during the Treasury’s budget hearing renewed scrutiny of earlier reports detailing a clash between the two men, coming just days after Trump announced that the Federal Housing Finance Agency director would take on one of the government’s most sensitive national security responsibilities.
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Treasury Secretary Bessent downplayed his reported feud with Bill Pulte, saying he called to congratulate him on his new role leading intelligence.(Mark Schiefelbein/AP)
Reports at the time found that Bessent allegedly accused Pulte of undermining him with the president and threatened to punch him in the face while at a dinner in September. But as senators pressed him about Pulte’s elevation to acting director, Bessent downplayed the flared tempers and revealed that he called Tuesday to congratulate him.
“Many teams squabble in the locker room and go out in the field,” responded Bessent when asked if he was comfortable with Pulte’s appointment.
When asked at the time about the alleged dinner quarrel, Bessent commented in September that it is not unprecedented to have Cabinet members to have physical altercations.
“Treasury secretaries dating back to Alexander Hamilton have a history of dueling,” Bessent said in a CNBC interview.
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“Many teams squabble in the locker room and go out in the field,” responded Bessent.(Nathan Posner/Anadolu via Getty Images; Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Trump tapped Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Director Bill Pulte after former Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard announced she would step down last month to support her husband following his diagnosis with a rare form of bone cancer.
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Bill Pulte, director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, speaks to reporters outside the West Wing of the White House in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 9, 2026.(Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images)
Pulte will remain FHFA director and chairman of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac while serving in the new post.
Bessent also made headlines in April 2025 for an alleged face-to-face with SpaceX and Tesla founder Elon Musk.
The two men reportedly entered into a shouting match while in the West Wing over who would lead the IRS, Axios reported at the time.
Democratic lawmakers have expressed their disagreement with the Pulte pick, calling his qualifications into question.
“Trump’s appointments of Bill Pulte to serve as acting director of national intelligence appears to have been a hastily considered backroom deal based on loyalty to Trump, not the security of our nation,” Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer.
“What exactly are Bill Pulte qualifications? Does he have a national security background? The answer would be no. Does he have a military background? The answer would be no. Does he have a law enforcement background? The answer would be no,” said House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries.
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He added, “What qualifies Bill Pulte to hold one of the most important national security positions for the United States of America? One thing, apparently, that Bill Pulte is willing to say anything or do anything that Donald Trump demands, no matter how reckless, vengeful or unlawful Donald Trump’s demand may be.”
Fox News Digital reached out to the Treasury Department and DNI for comment.
Ashley J. DiMella reports on politics for Fox News Digital.
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