Elon Musk enhancing the cover of Time Magazine could spell disaster for the DOGE-running tech billionaire.
Time's newest concern shows Musk sitting behind the Resolute Desk - where President Donald Trump should be placed - in the Oval Office.
' No,' Trump initially reacted in the Oval Office Friday along with Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba when asked if he had a reaction to Musk's cover.
After a long pause, he then sarcastically responded: 'Is Time Magazine still in organization? I didn't even understand that.'
He included: 'Elon is doing a great job. He's finding tremendous scams and corruption and waste,' the president included, pointing to the work the billionaire has done collapsing USAID. 'He's got a personnel that's fantastic. He's wanted to do this for a very long time.'
Trump had actually promoted being named Time's Person of the Year himself in 2015.
In February of 2017, Time Magazine put White House Chief Strategist Steve Bannon on the cover and asked the question: 'Is Steve Bannon the second most effective male in the world?'
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 individuals 'that does not simply happen,' a term the president used when talking about underlings eclipsing him.
Bannon was out in August of that year.
Time Magazine's latest cover shows 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 comparable position where Elon Musk is depicted on the new Time magazine cover
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Now, 8 years later on, Musk's cover is even more intriguing.
A press reporter questioning Trump in the Oval Office Friday even explained that Musk was sitting behind 'your Resolute Desk.'
Musk, the richest person in the world, has gotten simply as much attention as Trump given that 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.
Civil servant at the Department of Homeland Security informed the magazine how they're assuming the 'protective crouch' as they wait for DOGE to show up.
In the consequences of Time's cover release, Musk was making his own moves.
'I love @realdonaldtrump as much as a straight guy can enjoy another guy,' he proclaimed on X, the platform he obtained, on Friday morning.
During the Friday afternoon press conference with Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, Fox News' Peter Doocy began the questioning by asking Trump what the first lady idea of Musk's declaration.
'Oh I believe she'll be OK with it, in some way,' Trump said.
In another Friday early morning post, Musk cheered that Trump was the 'Greatest president ever!'
Musk highlighted a post where Trump said he was going to end the 'ludicrous Biden push for Paper Straws, which do not work.'
'BACK TO PLASTIC!' Trump composed.
Musk ended up being an ardent MAGA supporter in July, when Trump endured an assassination effort at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.
A February 2017 Time cover supposedly frustrated Trump when it showcased then Chief White House Strategist Steve Bannon, identifying him 'The Great Manipulator'
DAMAGE CONTROL? On Friday early morning Elon Musk said that he loved President Donald Trump 'as much as a straight man can enjoy another man'
Minutes before he identified Trump the 'Greatest President ever!' as the Republican is poised to sign an executive order barring paper straws
The billionaire SpaceX, Tesla and X boss endorsed Trump and then raked millions into the Republican's reelection effort over Democratic candidate, Vice President Kamala Harris.
In the run-up to the inauguration Musk rarely left Trump's side - even leasing a $2,000-a-night home at Mar-a-Lago.
During this time duration, Vivek Ramaswamy - who has actually already left as the co-leader of DOGE - and experienciacortazar.com.ar in turn Musk, started an online war with Bannon and other over the use of H1-B visas.
Trump appeared to take the tech entrepreneurs' side.
Musk stimulated some more trouble when he trashed the AI job Stargate, which Trump announced from the White House on January 21, simply one day after inauguration.
The DOGE leader isn't a fan of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, among the 3 tech leaders included in the $500 billion job.
A Republican close to the White House informed Politico that some Trump personnel 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 doesn't have any take advantage of over him and Elon provides zero f *** s.'
Trump was then asked about it.
'He dislikes among individuals in the deal,' the president shrugged.
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