Kim Kardashian West just revealed her Interview magazine cover and it's iconic. Literally. The multi-platform mogul is done up with a Jackie Kennedy bouffant above the headline "America's New First Lady" because of course she is.

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Looks like Kanye really was serious about running for president in 2020. Apparently, I missed the vote. I was too busy trying to climb out of a pile of Old Taylors. Did I Rip Van Winkle myself through the whole Trump presidency? Good for me! And good for Kanye! Good for President and Mrs. West!

Please put John Legend on the $5 bill. No, scratch that. Please put Chrissy Teigen on the $5 bill. Also, I expect that the State of the Union will take place from a tilted stage and that it will be literally impossible to get tickets. Can't wait.

The tweets will probably remain the same, though, to be honest.

Anyway, glad the Electoral College got right what the Grammys couldn't. Nothing but respect for my president, Yeezy.

Actually, though, we at ELLE.com want to know why Kim isn't president? Honestly, between the two of them who are you more likely to vote for? You may want to sit down before reading the next sentence:

Women can be president.

Kim KW for president! Kanye for First Gentleyeezy. Set him loose in that Rose Garden!

Anyway, back to this.

What is happening here? This cover inspires so many pressing questions. Why is Kim Kardashian West our new First Lady, though? What happened to Melania? Was there a coup? Do I have to turn into the next season of Keeping Up With the Kardashians to see footage of a coup? How iconic! (Let's be honest, considering where we are as a country, it is highly likely that if the current administration staged a coup, they'd sell the reality show rights first. So, it would not surprise me at all to see Andy Cohen promo-ing exclusive interviews on the Downfall of America Reunion Special.)

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Next question! What is the meaning of calling to mind this specific first lady? Surely it wasn't just Jackie's legendary New England poise. Was Lady Bird Johnson not available? Who wouldn't gag over seeing Kim Kardashian West done up like Eleanor Roosevelt or Abigail Adams?

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Here's a new concept: two person photo shoot with Kim as Mamie Eisenhower and Taylor as Pat Nixon.

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John Mayer as Dick Nixon? Maybe? Let's workshop this.

This is the future everyone wants.

But let's get back to Kim! Aesthetically, I love this. Conceptually, my brain broke.

Real talk: what are we valorizing here? True, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis redefined the look and role of the First Lady, but she wasn't the first person to do that nor was she the last. So, what is it about this particular moment in American history, one stained with tragedy, that we keep coming back to?

Perhaps the image of a largely self-made Armenian-American woman and her biracial daughter dressed up as members of one our most storied white First Families is meant to be subversive. If that's the case, sure, bring it on. Let's give all of our American icons the Hamilton treatment. But, by that measure, wouldn't it have been more subversive to do Kim up as Melania Trump? Or even Michelle Obama?

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Regardless, Kim and co. continue to do the most. This glimpse into Kardashalot may not make much sense but it certainly does give us plenty to talk about at the Kanye West Inaugural Ball. (Tickets available on StubHub.)

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R. Eric Thomas

R. Eric Thomas is a columnist for ELLE.com, where he skewers politics, pop culture, celebrity shade, and schadenfreude. He is also the author of Here for It: Or, How to Save Your Soul in America, a memoir-in-essays.