Donald Trump commented on Kamala Harris’ Time magazine cover, saying he thought the vice president resembled his wife and former first lady Melania during her interview with Elon Musk.
Harris appeared on the cover of the long-running magazine despite continuing to refuse to give one-on-one interviews.
The magazine used an illustration of Harris with the headline “Her Time” and Trump commented that he felt she looked like a familiar face when she spoke to Musk during their conversation at X Spaces.
“She looked a lot like our great first lady, Melania,” Trump told Musk as they discussed the cover image for Monday’s issue.
Trump also appeared to mispronounce Kamala’s name, although this time it sounded more like “Camilla.”
Donald Trump commented on Kamala Harris’ Time magazine cover, saying he thought the vice president resembled his wife and former first lady Melania during her interview with Elon Musk.
“She looked a lot like our great first lady, Melania,” Trump told Musk as they discussed the cover image for Monday’s issue.
“It didn’t look like Camilla, but of course she’s a beautiful woman, so we’ll leave it at that,” Trump said of the cover.
Time’s new cover story on Harris features the phrase “Her moment” alongside a black-and-white illustration of the vice president.
Trump highlighted this, calling it “a benefit” from the media and that the image presented her as if she were “the most beautiful actress who ever lived.”
The magazine has faced some criticism for publishing the story, for which Harris declined to be interviewed, amid Republican outrage that she has not given a media interview since Biden left the campaign, making way for her.
Musk’s interview with former President Donald Trump finally began about 40 minutes later than scheduled.
He said his conversation with former President Donald Trump would take place with a smaller audience and that he would release an audio recording directly after a technological glitch derailed Monday night’s programming.
Musk said his website, X, was the victim of a cyberattack, which is why Trump’s interview failed to load.
“We tested the system with 8 million simultaneous listeners today,” insisted the CEO of SpaceX and Tesla.
Trump also appeared to mispronounce Kamala’s name, although this time it sounded more like ‘Camilla.’
Musk’s interview with former President Donald Trump finally began about 40 minutes later than planned
X users were greeted with loud music as they attempted to enter Donald J. Trump’s “Space” to hear the former president chat with X owner Elon Musk.
Finally the music stopped and a agitated sound could be heard.
Trump then seemed to have silenced his speech.
The long-awaited interview was due to start at 8pm.
Musk endorsed Trump immediately after the assassination attempt in Butler, Pennsylvania.
The SpaceX and Tesla CEO then explained that the Q&A would be a conversation, not a hostile interview.
“It’s hard to get a vibe from someone if you don’t hear them speak normally,” Musk said.
The technological issues that plagued Trump’s interview Monday night were reminiscent of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis trying to launch his 2024 presidential campaign on the social media platform.
Musk backed Trump after assassination attempt in Butler, Pennsylvania
In May 2023, DeSantis announced he would run for president through X, but the site crashed.
At that point, Trump trolled his rival.
“Wow! DeSanctus’ Twitter launch is a DISASTER! His entire campaign is going to be a mess. LOOK AT HIM!” Trump wrote on Truth Social at the time.
DeSantis only made it through the Iowa primary, finishing a distant second behind Trump.
He tried to gain traction in Nikki Haley’s home state of South Carolina but ended up dropping out before the country’s first primary in New Hampshire, endorsing Trump on his way out.
Once they got started, Trump and Musk chatted about a variety of topics, with many of Trump’s responses reflecting some of the cross-sector dialogue typical of his rallies and speeches.
This included anecdotes about his interactions with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Russian President Vladimir Putin, as well as criticism of what both men characterized as Democrats’ failures to secure the U.S.-Mexico border and reduce crime in American cities.
There was also specific discussion about Harris, with both Trump and Musk warning about the direction they believed she would lead the United States in as president.
Much of the cordial exchange sounded less like an interview with a newsmaker and more like a conversation between like-minded allies, as Musk seemed to intend.
Musk endorsed Trump just after the assassination attempt at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania last month.