The cover of the venerable newsweekly, long an object of fixation for the president, put Elon Musk behind the Resolute Desk.

See the cover of Time magazine with Elon Musk sitting behind President Trump's Resolute Desk and Trump's reaction to it.

President Donald Trump knocks Time magazine after it released a cover with Elon Musk seated at the White House Resolute Desk.

Since his inauguration, the president has been quick to demonize what he calls “the fake news media.” On Friday, both men demanded that individuals be fired.

Marko Elez, 25, resigned Thursday from DOGE, after his controversial tweets promoting racism and eugenics were exposed.

A young member of Elon Musk's newly formed Department of Government Efficiency (Doge) unit has resigned after being linked to a racist social media account. Media reports tied Marko Elez, 25, who had previously worked for Musk's SpaceX company,

Musk said he would reinstate a DOGE staffer who resigned after social media posts surfaced of him advocating racism.

The number of Republicans who want tech mogul Elon Musk to have substantial influence in the Trump administration has fallen since November's election, according to a poll. A survey from The Economist/YouGov released Wednesday showed the number of Republicans who want Musk to have "a lot of influence" currently stands at 26 percent,

Tech billionaire Elon Musk is a potential liability for President Donald Trump's new administration as polling reveals voters are not on board with his takeover of federal systems — and Democrats are seizing on this to unite behind an anti-Musk message,

Elon Musk now has access to the $6-trillion U.S. federal payment system, and has other government departments in his crosshairs. Is the richest man in the world launching a soft takeover of the U.S. government?