Donald Trump is Time magazine’s Person of the Year

When was Time Person of the Year 2016? At the same time proving what many of us only dared imagine – that America is not as much of the free world it has claimed to be for years.

Indeed, a number of infamous figures have previously been named, including dictators Adolph Hitler in 1938 and Joseph Stalin in 1938 and 1942. “They call it Person”.

“The Time magazine cover places the M so it looks like [Trump] has horns”, wrote another Twitter user.

Hillary Clinton, whom Trump defeated in the USA presidential election, was also nominated. A year ago the magazine chose German Chancellor Angela Merkel. Trump was a runner-up. “After the election, they should award him the man of the year”, Joshua said of Trump on November 6th 2016, saluting the business mogul for his courage in the face of challenges.

In November, voters elected Trump as president of the United States after a long, divisive campaign. Person of the Year was greeted with boos.

“I told you @TIME Magazine would never pick me as person of the year despite being the big favorite”.

Clinton finished second behind Trump for the designation, Gibbs said.

Trump has always been obsessed with having his face on the cover of magazines, something that happened more and more often as he won early polls, then Republican primaries, then the nomination, then the presidency. Trump’s first Time cover came in 1989, the others have all been published since he launched his presidential campaign in June 2015. His first appearance on TIME was in 1989.

Barack Obama too won the accolade in the years of his Presidential election victories, 2008 and 2012.

Mr Farage was one of 11 finalists on Time magazine’s list of people who had most influenced the news “for better or for worse”.

Time said Trump’s “next test” will be delivering upon the voters expectations on bringing about change in the country. She said 2016 had been the year of his rise and 2017 would be the year of his rule, after he is sworn into office on January 20. Announcing its new cover star, Time said: “It’s hard to measure the scale of his disruption”.

Donald Trump has been named TIME magazine’s Person of the Year.

She called this year’s choice “one of the more straightforward years”. “And I’m able to put this stuff behind us”. He said that he believes there was no Russian interference in the election.