Social Donald Trump named Time Person of the Year again

[White Whale]

Time names Donald Trump as person of the year for second time

The Republican president-elect also won the award in 2016 after he first won the presidency.

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Time Magazine has named Donald Trump as their person of the year for the second time.

"For marshaling a comeback of historic proportions, for driving a once-in-a- generation political realignment, for reshaping the American presidency and altering America's role in the world, Donald Trump is TIME'S 2024 Person of the Year," Time Editor-in-Chief Sam Jacobs said in a letter to readers.

The Republican president-elect is set to ring the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange on Thursday to commemorate the honour alongside several of his family members.

Trump was first named person of the year in 2016 after winning the US presidential election.

The magazine's tradition - which started in 1927 as "Man of the Year" - recognises a person or movement that "for better or for worse... has done the most to influence the events of the year".

Other previous winners include climate change activist Greta Thunberg, former President Barack Obama, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Pope Francis and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.

Time Magazine editors ultimately decide who wins the award.

The outlet was considering 10 people for the person of the year award, including Vice-President Kamala Harris, the Princess of Wales and Tesla CEO Elon Musk, now a close confidante of Trump set to lead an advisory board called the Department of Government Efficiency.

In a description of Trump for the list of finalists, Time said he had won the 2024 election "in a stunning political comeback".

"He has reshaped the American electorate, activating young male voters who propelled him to a decisive victory that saw him win the popular vote for the first time and turn every swing state red," the outlet said.

"His 2024 win is history-making in multiple ways: he will be the oldest President in U.S. history, and he was convicted earlier this year by a New York jury of 34 counts of fraud, making him the first convicted felon to be elected President."

I think this is deserved. He was constantly in the news and made a huge political comeback.

 

[Confucamus]

Cool stuff. I can't imagine there was even a close second. After everything Trump was put through and then still managing the greatest comeback in U.S. political history. YUGE.

 

[syct23]

Would have to agree,

There really is no other choice this year..

 

[KnightTemplar]

Kamala loses to the God-Emperor for the second time in the same year.

 

[SKYNET]

Damn you Trump!

 

[Rawex]

Literally worse than Hitler (tied with Stalin so needs another title).

 

[JBJisGOAT14]

Must have been given before this guy came about…

 

[Pliny Pete]

He just gave a pretty funny acceptance speech at the NYSE where he's ringing the opening bell in a few minutes

 

[Scheme]

I mean MAGA is in the name...

But I could care less who Time Magazine's editors thinks is 'person of the year'. I hope people on the right don't fall into the same trap that people on the left fell into: sitting in the same room and sniffing their own farts. The whole point of the Trump movement was to buck these media parasites from their influence. Don't let them get it back by placating to you now.

 

[Natural Order]

Nobody cares. Useless theatre for the plebs and brain dead.

 

[Kowboy On Sherdog]

Everybody do the Trump