Time Magazine on Thursday named US President-elect Donald Trump its “Person of the Year”, marking the second time he has won the accolade in acknowledgment of the mogul’s surprise political comeback.
Trump, who defeated Vice President Kamala Harris in the November 5 election, is on the magazine’s title cover wearing his signature red tie and striking a deep pose.
“For a comeback of historic proportions, for leading a once-in-a-generation political realignment, for reshaping the American presidency, and for transforming America’s role in the world, Donald Trump is Time’s 2024 – Person of the Year It’s the year.”
This year has seen Trump convicted of trade fraud and nearly assassinated twice — and it will end with Republican majorities in both houses of Congress preparing to return to the White House.
The magazine said, “We are seeing a resurgence of populism, growing distrust in the institutions that defined the last century, and waning confidence that liberal values ​​will lead to a better life for most people. Trump is the epitome of all this.” are both agents and beneficiaries.” Said in a statement.
The award, given annually, recognizes the most influential personality of the year. Previous winners include Taylor Swift and Volodymyr Zelensky – and even Trump himself after Hillary Clinton’s shock defeat in 2016.
Trump’s influence
Dominating news events in 2024, Trump’s influence will continue when he takes office in January.
This time, Trump is promising mass deportations of undocumented immigrants and major tariffs that threaten to shake not only the US economy, but the economies of major trading partners.
He has cast doubt on continued support for Ukraine in the fight against Russian aggression, and has already become a shadow president, hosting foreign leaders at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida.
His return – on the cover of Time magazine, but also at the top of the US government – ​​was unimaginable just a few years ago.
After his supporters stormed the US Capitol in an attempt to overturn his defeat in the 2020 election, it looked as if Republicans might be ready to wash their hands of the ruthless outsider who had taken over the party.
Criminal cases were initiated over his efforts to overturn the 2020 election, and he was found liable in civil court for sexual assault. He remains a polarizing figure in American and world politics.
Yet none of that stopped him from getting back to the top of the Republican ticket, and then winning the general election against Harris.
Those selected for the Harris Prize included Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Russian economist Yulia Navalnaya, widow of late opposition leader Alexei Navalny.
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