Trump is CIC. Right now.
To understand and have complete confidence in that, one need only understand the meaning, role and significance of COG (Continuity of Government), the various EO's that Trump signed (and bidAn extended, not once but multiple times), and the many peculiarities of 1/20/17 (NG presence, NG back-turning, fencing, AF1/private-jet, 21-gun funeral salute, what happened at Andrews, and much much more).
Also see EO 13848, 13818, for example.
If that silliness were true, he’s doing an awfully bad job of it.
And why is he running for President for the next term?