Donald Trump Says Kamala Harris'TimeCover Reminds Him of Melania, Looks Like 'Most Beautiful Actress to Ever Live'

Mar. 15, 2025

Vice President Kamala Harris and former first lady Melania Trump.Photo:Andrew Harnik/Getty; Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call via AP

Andrew Harnik/Getty; Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call via AP

Donald TrumpcomparedKamala Harristo his wife,Melania Trump, while complimenting her “beautiful” appearance on the cover ofTimemagazine.

On Monday, Aug. 12, the Republican presidential nominee, 78, participated in avirtual interviewwith Elon Musk, 53, on X Spaces. During the conversation, Trump called Harris, 59, “terrible,” before changing the subject to focus on the art used inTime’s new cover storyabout his opponent.

“I saw a picture of [Harris] onTimemagazine today. She looks like the most beautiful actress ever to live,” he said. “Actually, she looked very much like our great first lady, Melania.”

“She didn’t look like Kamala, that’s right,” he continued. “But of course, she’s a beautiful woman, so we’ll leave it at that.”

Kamala Harris appears on the cover of Time magazine in August 2024.Neil Jamieson/TIME

Neil Jamieson/TIME

Trump spoke with a notable lisp on Monday night and continued his tradition of pronouncing Harris’ name incorrectly throughout the call, opting to refer to her as “Camilla” in the portion about her appearance.

Harris appeared on the cover ofTimemagazine on Monday in a story that details her quick rise as the new leader of the Democratic Party.

“Within a week, Harris erased Trump’s polling dominance in key states, turning a burgeoning landslide into a dead heat,” the piece notes, as it was reported last week that Republicansno longer have the advantagein three key swing states.

During the conversation, Musk fawned over Trump, calling him “the path to prosperity” while also claiming that Harris “is the opposite.”

The tech mogul endorsed Trump after he wasnearly assassinatedat his July 13 campaign rally. Muskposted on Xat the time, “I fully endorse President Trump and hope for his rapid recovery.”

Tesla CEO Elon Musk, who also owns X (formerly Twitter).Theo Wargo/WireImage

Theo Wargo/WireImage

Musk laterwroteon 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.

“Donald Trump’s extremism and dangerousProject 2025 agendais 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.

“Trump’s entire campaign is in service of people like Elon Musk and himself — self-obsessed rich guys who will sell out the middle class and who cannot run a livestream in the year 2024,” Costello continued.

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The livestream got off to a late start after about nearly an hour of being on hold, which Musk blamed on a"massive” cyber attack.

Trump and Harris are scheduledto debate for the first timeon Sept. 10 on ABC News. Trump has proposed two additional debates, on Sept. 4 and Sept. 25, that have not yet been arranged.

source: people.com