Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent downplayed his reported feud with tech billionaire Elon Musk in a new interview, arguing that the two men merely have different operating styles.

"We have had disagreements, but we both want to get to the same place," Bessent told New York Post columnist Miranda Devine in an episode of her "Pod Force One" podcast released Wednesday. "We both want to eliminate the waste, fraud and abuse in government."

The Treasury secretary compared his view of Musk as embodying Silicon Valley's "move fast, break things" mindset versus his own self-described deliberate "fix things" approach.

"I think Elon probably fancies himself more of a Viking; I think I’m more of a ninja," Bessent said.

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