President-elect Donald Trump He is expected to be named TIME Magazine's 2024 “Person of the Year”, the second time he has received this prestigious award..
Politico reported On Wednesday, Trump plans to ring the opening bell of the New York Stock Exchange on Thursday morning to reveal his picture on the cover. News of Trump's selection appears to have leaked, as the newspaper quoted three people who spoke anonymously because they were “not authorized” to do so.
A Fox News Digital spokesperson said: “Time Magazine does not comment on its annual Person of the Year selection prior to publication. This year’s selection will be announced tomorrow morning.”
Trump, Rogan and Musk are among the 2024 Person of the Year finalists
Trump was widely considered a finalist on Time magazine's Person of the Year shortlist, with podcast host Joe Rogan and Elon Musk also listed as top contenders. The Times' shortlist report credited Trump with “reshaping the American electorate” in an “astonishing” political comeback.
Trump was last named Time magazine's Person of the Year in 2016. ((Photo by Nelson Barnard/Getty Images for TIME Inc.))
Vice President Kamala Harris was too included in the listalong with Kate Middleton, Russian economist Yulia Navalnaya, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum, and Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg.
Every year, Time magazine names a person, group or concept that has had the greatest impact on the world in the past 12 months. Taylor SwiftUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Musk have won in recent years.
Trump was named Time magazine's Person of the Year for 2016 after defeating Hillary Clinton in the election. At the time, he hailed the award as “a great honour” and “meant a lot”.
2016: Trump was named Time magazine's Person of the Year
Harris and President Biden won the 2020 Time Magazine Award after beating Trump and his running mate, former Vice President Mike Pence.
DORAL, FL – JUNE 24: A framed photo of President Donald Trump on the cover of Time magazine and other magazine covers is framed and hung from a wall at the Trump National Doral Miami Golf Club, in Doral, Florida, June 24, 2017. ((Photo by Angel Valentin for The Washington Post via Getty Images))
Trump was shortlisted for the 2015 award, but German Chancellor Angela Merkel lost. At the time, Trump said he expected he would not win that year, and described Merkel as “the person who is destroying Germany.”
“I told you that Time Magazine would never choose me as Person of the Year even though I was their favorite person. They chose the person who destroys Germany.” books.
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While the 2024 issue will be his second time accepting the Person of the Year award, this feature will be Trump's third time on the cover this year. The magazine was famously used A historic photo of Trump standing tall After the first assassination attempt on the cover of the July issue.
Fox News' David Rutz contributed to this report.
