The internet had a hard time holding it together after Donald Trump posted a bizarre tweet on Friday, claiming that Time Magazine called him and said he would “probably” be named Person of the Year – but only if he agreed to an interview and photo shoot.
In a tweet, Trump said he turned down their offer, saying “probably is no good.”
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
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As Jason Easley wrote a short time ago, Time Magazine quickly debunked Trump’s claim that they contacted him discussing the possibility that he would be named Person of the Year, saying in a tweet that they don’t discuss their choice until publication.
The President is incorrect about how we choose Person of the Year. TIME does not comment on our choice until publication, which is December 6.
— TIME (@TIME) November 25, 2017
Other social media users had priceless reactions to the president’s tweet, with some even giving the magazine a few suggestions as to who really should be this year’s Person of the Year.
Time should give it to Hillary, just to mess with him
— David Frum (@davidfrum) November 24, 2017
If Time Magazine really wants to mess with Donald Trump, it should give “Person of the Year” to Robert Mueller.
— Palmer Report (@PalmerReport) November 24, 2017
Hate to tell you but that PROBABLY means you’re NOT Person of the Year. They just wanted a photo shoot. But I’m sure you still have that fake TIME cover somewhere in storage. https://t.co/HkW1XkKxXK
— Richard Stengel (@stengel) November 24, 2017
I don’t know who the Person of the Year is, but I know that the rightful President of the Year is Hillary Clinton.
— Palmer Report (@PalmerReport) November 25, 2017
I don’t know who’ll be Time’s 2017 Person of the Year, but I must say it would be nice if Robert Mueller turns out to be Time’s 2018 Person of the Year.
— Bill Kristol (@BillKristol) November 25, 2017
We live in polarized political times, and we have a president who has only added fuel to the flames of already-existing divisions, whether they be racial, religious or political. These certainly aren’t laughing matters.
The dangerous policy proposals, the gross incompetence, the petty effort to overturn every measure enacted by President Obama, and the increasingly explosive developments in the ongoing investigation into Trump’s ties to Russia – this is all serious stuff.
But every so often, Donald Trump says something so ludicrous that it’s impossible not to laugh at how buffoonish he is.
Sean Colarossi currently resides in Cleveland, Ohio. He earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in Journalism from the University of Massachusetts Amherst and was an organizing fellow for both of President Obama’s presidential campaigns. He also worked with Planned Parenthood as an Affordable Care Act Outreach Organizer in 2014, helping northeast Ohio residents obtain health insurance coverage.
