Elon Musk beautifying the cover of Time Magazine could spell catastrophe for the DOGE-running tech billionaire.

Time's newest problem reveals Musk sitting behind the Resolute Desk - where President Donald Trump ought to be placed - in the Oval Office.

' No,' Trump first 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: 'Is Time Magazine still in business? I didn't even know that.'

He added: 'Elon is doing a fantastic job. He's discovering significant scams and corruption and waste,' the president included, indicating the work the billionaire has actually done collapsing USAID. 'He's got a personnel that's wonderful. He's wanted to do this for a long period of time.'

Trump had actually touted 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 concern: 'Is Steve Bannon the 2nd most effective guy on the planet?'

At the time, Bannon was labeled 'The Great Manipulator.'

In April 2017, The New York Times reported that Trump was frustrated by that cover, informing individuals 'that doesn't just take place,' a term the president utilized when discussing assistants overshadowing him.

Bannon was out in August of that year.

Time Magazine's latest cover shows Elon Musk sitting 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 depicted on the new Time magazine cover

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Now, 8 years later, Musk's cover is a lot more provocative.

A press reporter questioning Trump in the Oval Office Friday even explained that Musk was sitting behind 'your Resolute Desk.'

Musk, the wealthiest person in the world, has actually received simply as much attention as Trump considering that the Republican was sworn back in on January 20.

DOGE's early actions - to take a trashing ball to USAID, are chronicled 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 presuming the 'defensive crouch' as they wait for DOGE to arrive.

In the aftermath of Time's cover release, Musk was making his own relocations.

'I love @realdonaldtrump as much as a straight male can enjoy another guy,' he proclaimed on X, the platform he obtained, on Friday early morning.

During the Friday afternoon press conference with Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, Fox News' Peter Doocy kicked off the questioning by asking Trump what the very first lady idea of Musk's pronouncement.

'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 'outrageous 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 reportedly irritated Trump when it showcased then Chief White House Strategist Steve Bannon, labeling him 'The Great Manipulator'

TROUBLESHOOTING? On Friday early morning Elon Musk said that he liked President Donald Trump 'as much as a straight man can enjoy another male'

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, clashofcryptos.trade Tesla and X boss backed Trump and after that plowed millions into the Republican's reelection effort over Democratic nominee, Vice President Kamala Harris.

In the run-up to the inauguration Musk seldom left Trump's side - even renting a $2,000-a-night home at Mar-a-Lago.

During this time duration, Vivek Ramaswamy - who has already left as the co-leader of DOGE - and in turn Musk, began an online war with Bannon and other MAGA traditionalists over making use of H1-B visas.

Trump appeared to take the tech entrepreneurs' side.

Musk stimulated some more problem when he trashed the AI project Stargate, which Trump revealed from the White House on January 21, simply one day after inauguration.

The DOGE leader isn't a fan of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, one of the 3 tech leaders associated with the $500 billion task.

A Republican near 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 distance to the president,' the Trump ally said. 'The problem is the president does not have any take advantage of over him and Elon gives no f *** s.'

Trump was then inquired about it.

'He hates among the people in the offer,' the president shrugged.

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