Elon Musk gracing the cover of Time Magazine might spell catastrophe for the DOGE-running tech billionaire.
Time's latest problem reveals Musk sitting behind the Resolute Desk - where President Donald Trump ought to be positioned - in the Oval Office.
' No,' Trump initially reacted in the Oval Office Friday together with Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba when asked if he had a reaction to Musk's cover.
After a long time out, he then sarcastically responded: wiki.whenparked.com 'Is Time Magazine still in service? I didn't even know that.'
He included: 'Elon is doing a terrific task. He's finding remarkable scams and corruption and waste,' the president added, indicating the work the billionaire has actually done collapsing USAID. 'He's got a personnel that's great. He's desired to do this for a long time.'
Trump had actually touted being called Time's Person of the Year himself last year.
In February of 2017, Time Magazine put White House Chief Strategist Steve Bannon on the cover and asked the concern: 'Is Steve Bannon the 2nd most powerful man on the planet?'
At the time, Bannon was identified 'The Great Manipulator.'
In April 2017, The New York Times reported that Trump was annoyed by that cover, telling people 'that doesn't just take place,' a term the president utilized when talking about servants eclipsing him.
Bannon was out in August of that year.
Time Magazine's newest cover reveals Elon Musk being in President Donald Trump's place behind the Resolute Desk in the Oval Office
President Donald Trump is caught seated behind the Resolute Desk in the Oval Office - in a similar position where Elon Musk is portrayed on the new Time magazine cover
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Now, 8 years later, Musk's cover is a lot more intriguing.
A reporter questioning Trump in the Oval Office Friday even explained that Musk was sitting behind 'your Resolute Desk.'
Musk, the richest person on earth, has gotten simply as much attention as Trump because the Republican was sworn back in on January 20.
DOGE's early actions - to take a trashing ball to USAID, are narrated in Time's piece about the billionaire's arrival in Washington.
Government workers at the Department of Homeland Security informed the publication how they're presuming the 'defensive crouch' as they wait for DOGE to get here.
In the consequences of Time's cover release, Musk was making his own moves.
'I like @realdonaldtrump as much as a straight guy can enjoy another guy,' he proclaimed on X, the platform he obtained, on Friday early morning.
During the Friday afternoon interview with Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, Fox News' Peter Doocy kicked off the questioning by asking Trump what the first lady thought of Musk's declaration.
'Oh I believe she'll be OK with it, somehow,' Trump said.
In another Friday morning post, Musk cheered that Trump was the 'Greatest president ever!'
Musk highlighted a post where Trump said he was going to end the 'ridiculous Biden push for Paper Straws, which don't work.'
'BACK TO PLASTIC!' Trump composed.
Musk became an ardent MAGA advocate in July, when Trump survived an assassination effort at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.
A February 2017 Time cover reportedly annoyed Trump when it showcased then Chief White House Strategist Steve Bannon, labeling him 'The Great Manipulator'
DAMAGE CONTROL? On Friday early morning Elon Musk said that he enjoyed President Donald Trump 'as much as a straight man can like another male'
Minutes before he labeled Trump the 'Greatest President ever!' as the Republican is poised to sign an executive order barring paper straws
The billionaire SpaceX, Tesla and X manager backed Trump and after that plowed millions into the Republican's reelection effort over Democratic candidate, Vice President Kamala Harris.
In the run-up to the inauguration Musk seldom left Trump's side - even renting a $2,000-a-night cottage at Mar-a-Lago.
During this time duration, Vivek Ramaswamy - who has actually currently left as the co-leader of DOGE - and in turn Musk, started an online war with Bannon and other MAGA traditionalists over making use of H1-B visas.
Trump appeared to take the tech business owners' side.
Musk stirred up some more difficulty when he trashed the AI project Stargate, which Trump announced from the White House on January 21, just one day after inauguration.
The DOGE leader isn't a fan of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, one of the three tech leaders associated with the $500 billion job.
A Republican politician close to the White House told Politico that some Trump staff were 'furious' at Musk for torching Stargate online.
'It's clear he has actually abused the proximity to the president,' the Trump ally said. 'The problem is the president does not have any take advantage of over him and Elon provides no f *** s.'
Trump was then asked about it.
'He hates one of individuals in the deal,' the president shrugged.
