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Time Magazine: Elon Musk Rules the United States
The American magazine Time has portrayed billionaire Elon Musk as the de facto ruler of the United States, featuring him on its February cover sitting in the president’s office.
According to the magazine, the rapid developments surrounding Musk’s assertive intervention in Washington signal a profound shift in the structure of the U.S. government.
By gaining control over key agencies, including the U.S. Digital Service and the Office of Personnel Management, Musk’s team has extended its influence over crucial government functions. This has resulted in budget cuts, staff dismissals, and the circumvention of established regulatory procedures.
Programs that millions of Americans rely on daily, from social services to economic initiatives, have been subjected to severe reductions or outright cancellation, Time reports.
On the international front, the closure of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has disrupted the delivery of food, medical aid, and infrastructure support to millions of recipients. The abrupt nature of these changes threatens diplomatic ties and weakens U.S. global influence.
Despite these dramatic transformations, opposition is mounting. Civil servants, labor unions, and legal experts are challenging the legitimacy of Musk’s directives, leading to lawsuits that have already obstructed some of his initiatives.
Representative Jamie Raskin underscored this tension, stating that the United States "does not have a fourth branch of government called Elon Musk," emphasizing the clash between Musk’s unchecked power and the constitutional framework designed to uphold checks and balances.
The article concludes by questioning whether a single individual, leveraging immense wealth and technological prowess, can dismantle significant portions of the federal bureaucracy unchallenged. It suggests that the coming months will determine whether Musk’s aggressive maneuvers in Washington are an anomaly or the dawn of a radical new era in governance.