“It’s been an honor. And every time, it’s an honor” Trump said about being named Person of the Year, again.
Trump also joked that Time coordinated their pick to line up for his trip to the New York Stock Exchange Thursday morning to ring the opening bell.
“They brilliantly picked them both at the same time… and it only takes me one trip,” he said of his return to his native New York.
Sam Jacobs, Time’s editor in chief, announced earlier on NBC’s “Today” show that Trump was selected as the magazine’s 2024 Person of the Year because “for better or for worse, [he] had the most influence on the news in 2024.”
“This is someone who made an historic comeback, who reshaped the American presidency and who’s reordering American politics,” Jacobs said.
“It’s hard to argue with the fact that the person who’s moving into the Oval Office is the most influential person in news.”
Jacobs noted that while “there’s always a hot debate” about who Time will honor every year, the decision was simple this year given Trump’s Election Day victory.
In his interview with the magazine published Thursday, Trump touted his final campaign blitz as an indication that the nation was frustrated with the Biden Administration and demanded change.
“I called it ‘72 Days of Fury,’” Trump said of the weeks leading up to the election.
“We hit the nerve of the country. The country was angry,” he added.
Trump was among the finalists announced for 2024’s Person of the Year alongside his opponent, Vice President Kamala Harris, X owner Elon Musk, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Kate, Princess of Wales.
This is the second time Trump was named Time’s Person of the Year following a stunning campaign victory, the first being in 2016 when he beat Hillary Clinton.
Trump’s victory comes on the same day he’s expected to be on Wall Street to ring the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange.
Voters hope that Trump’s return to the White House will bring a positive swing for their wallets as the soon-to-be 47th president has vowed to usher in a “golden age” for the US economy.
Thursday’s event at Wall Street was Trump’s first time ringing the opening bell, an honor given to celebrities and business leaders who have made their mark on culture and politics.
During the first Trump administration, his wife, Melania, was given the honor to ring the bell during her “Be Best” initiative.
Last year, Time CEO Jessica Sibley rang the NYSE opening bell to unveil the magazine’s 2023 Person of the Year, Taylor Swift.
Now both those honors went to Trump this year.
Time said: "Person of the Year" because DEI worshipers said to not use the words "man" and "woman" ever again.
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