The alliance between Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick illustrates how fast things can change inside the White House.

Two members of President Donald Trump’s cabinet sought to intervene against his tariff tantrum earlier this month, having to go behind Peter Navarro’s back to do so. The Wall Street Journal reports that Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick met with Trump earlier this month to convince the president to pause his tariff plan in order to calm the market.

President Donald Trump's major economic cabinet officials, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, were only able to persuade him to temporarily reduce the burden of his "Liberation Day" tariffs because they spoke to him while his most fanatical trade adviser was out of the room,