Elon Musk or Donald Trump? Who is really running the country? Musk’s five-word critique of a bipartisan budget deal—"This bill should not pass"—has Democrats accusing him of wielding presidential power. Many GOP lawmakers have also referred to Musk as President. Trump pick Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy to head the DOGE to cut the government spending. Amid this, many AI-generated memes projecting Musk as President has gone viral online.