Donald Trump compared Kamala Harris to his wife, Melania Trump, while complimenting her “beautiful” appearance on the cover of Time magazine.

She’s a beautiful woman, so we’ll leave it at that,” Trump said of his competitor during a livestreamed conversation with Elon Musk on Aug. 12. On Monday, Aug. 12, the Republican presidential nominee, 78, participated in a virtual interview with 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 Time’s new cover story about his opponent.

Vice President Kamala Harris takes her official portrait Thursday, March 4, 2021, in the South Court Auditorium in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building at the White House. (Official White House Photo by Lawrence Jackson)

“I saw a picture of [Harris] on Time magazine 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. “The portrait of Harris was illustrated by artist Neil Jamieson and based on a real Getty image.

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.