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Trump has epic response to Time cover putting Elon Musk behind Resolute desk

February 8, 2025 | | Print Article

President Donald Trump issued a classic response to TIME Magazine’s latest dig at his administration.

Reflecting leftist talking points about Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), TIME published a cover featuring Musk behind the iconic Resolute Desk. This is a nod to the conspiracy that he is in charge of a “shadow government” that is working behind Trump, with some critics even going as far as to say that Musk is the real president.

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The cover caused quite a stir, and a reporter asked Trump if he had any reaction:

“Is Time Magazine still in business? I didn’t even know that,” the president quipped, prompting laughter from those in attendance.

“Elon is doing a great job, he’s fighting tremendous fraud and corruption and waste,” Trump continued, praising the billionaire. “You see it with USAID but you’re gonna see it even more so with other agencies and other parts of government. He’s got a staff that’s fantastic, he’s wanted to be able to do this for a long time, and everybody else knew it was existent, but I think never so much, when you look at USAID, that’s a fraud, the whole thing is a fraud. Very little being put to good use.”

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