Trump doesn't want to be 'Time' magazine's 'Person of the Year' again
President Trump has no interest in being Time‘s “Person of the Year” again.
In a Friday evening tweet, the president said he declined the magazine’s offer after he was told he would “PROBABLY” be given the title for a second year in a row.
“I said probably is no good and took a pass,” he wrote, adding that he would have had to agree to an interview and photo shoot.
Time Magazine called to say that I was PROBABLY going to be named “Man (Person) of the Year,†like last year, but I would have to agree to an interview and a major photo shoot. I said probably is no good and took a pass. Thanks anyway!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 24, 2017
After winning the 2016 presidential election, Trump was named Time‘s “Person of the Year” in 2016. Shortly after the announcement, Trump indicated he’d rather the magazine call him “Man of the Year.”
Former Time managing editor Richard Stengel quickly called out Trump on Twitter, saying the magazine likely wanted only a photo shoot.
Earlier this year a report surfaced that a fake cover of the iconic news magazine had hung from at least five of Trump’s private clubs, including Mar-a-Lago in Florida. The weekly publication asked the Trump Organization to remove the fake covers, dated March 1, 2009.
Trump has also falsely claimed he holds the record for appearances on the magazine’s cover, according to the Associated Press.
When Time named German Chancellor Angela Merkel its 2015 “Person of the Year,” Trump complained they chose someone who was “ruining Germany” over him.
The president has tweeted often about being on the magazine’s cover in the past and its perceived woes as a print news outlet.
Just took a look at Time Magazine-looks really flimsy like a free handout at a parking lot! The sad end is coming-just like Newsweek!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 2, 2013
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