Elon Musk has said that the "real" US president is "whoever controls the teleprompter", in what appeared to be a comparison of Joe Biden to Anchorman's Ron Burgundy.

Musk made the comment during his appearance on an episode of The All-In Podcast.

Fictional news anchor Ron Burgundy, played by Will Ferrell, loses his job after reading out a profanity from a teleprompter.

"I do feel like if somebody were to accidentally lean on the teleprompter, it's going to be like Anchorman," Musk said.

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