Donald Trump<\/a>\u00a0compared\u00a0Kamala Harris<\/a>\u00a0to his wife,\u00a0Melania Trump<\/a>, while complimenting her “beautiful” appearance on the cover of\u00a0Time\u00a0<\/em>magazine.<\/p>\n On Monday, Aug. 12, the Republican presidential nominee, 78, participated in a\u00a0virtual interview<\/a>\u00a0with Elon Musk, 53, on X Spaces. During the conversation, Trump called Harris, 59, “terrible,” before changing the subject to focus on the art used in\u00a0Time<\/em>‘s new cover story<\/a>\u00a0about his opponent.<\/p>\n “I saw a picture of [Harris] on\u00a0Time\u00a0<\/em>magazine\u00a0today. She looks like the most beautiful actress ever to live,” he said. “Actually, she looked very much like our great first lady, Melania.”<\/p>\n “She didn\u2019t look like Kamala, that\u2019s right,” he continued. “But of course, she\u2019s a beautiful woman, so we\u2019ll leave it at that.”<\/p>\n The portrait of Harris was illustrated by artist Neil Jamieson and based on a real Getty image.<\/p>\n Trump spoke with a notable lisp on Monday night and continued his tradition of pronouncing Harris\u2019 name incorrectly throughout the call, opting to refer to her as “Camilla” in the portion about her appearance.<\/p>\n Harris appeared on the cover of\u00a0Time<\/em>\u00a0magazine on Monday in a story that details her quick rise as the new leader of the Democratic Party.<\/p>\n “Within a week, Harris erased Trump\u2019s polling dominance in key states, turning a burgeoning landslide into a dead heat,\u201d the piece notes, as it was reported last week that Republicans\u00a0no longer have the advantage<\/a>\u00a0in three key swing states.<\/p>\n During the conversation, Musk fawned over Trump, calling him “the path to prosperity” while also claiming that Harris “is the opposite.”<\/p>\n The tech mogul endorsed Trump after he was\u00a0nearly assassinated<\/a>\u00a0at his July 13 campaign rally. Musk\u00a0posted on X<\/a>\u00a0at the time, “I fully endorse President Trump and hope for his rapid recovery.”<\/p>\n Musk later\u00a0wrote<\/a>\u00a0on social media that he would be “happy” to host a conversation with Harris on the platform as well, though Harris’ campaign has been critical of Musk.<\/p>\n “Donald Trump\u2019s extremism and dangerous\u00a0Project 2025 agenda<\/a>\u00a0is a feature not a glitch of his campaign, which was on full display for those unlucky enough to listen in tonight during whatever that was on X.com,” Harris 2024 spokesperson Joseph Costello said in a statement on Monday.<\/p>\n “Trump\u2019s entire campaign is in service of people like Elon Musk and himself \u2014 self-obsessed rich guys who will sell out the middle class and who cannot run a livestream in the year 2024,” Costello continued.<\/p>\n Never miss a story \u2014 sign up for\u00a0PEOPLE’s free daily newsletter<\/a>\u00a0to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.<\/strong><\/p>\n The livestream got off to a late start after about nearly an hour of being on hold, which Musk blamed on a\u00a0“massive” cyber attack<\/a>.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/24-2-300x200.webp\")
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