Donald Trump Named Time’s Person Of The Year

Donald Trump has been named Time magazine‘s Person of the Year ahead of his second presidency.

The Republican Party leader has had the title bestowed on him for a second time, with the first coming after his first presidential win in 2016.

“All of us — from his most fanatical supporters to his most fervent critics — are living in the Age of Trump… [He] has remade American politics in the process,” writes Time Editor-in-Chief Sam Jacobs in a letter to readers.

“He won by enlarging his base, seizing the frustration over rising prices and benefiting from a global turn against incumbents… Now we watch as members of Congress, international institutions, and global leaders once again align themselves with his whims. The carousel of Trumpworld characters spins anew. This time, we know what to expect.”

“For marshaling a comeback of historic proportions, for driving a once-in-a-generation political realignment, for reshaping the American  presidency  and  altering  America’s  role in the world, Donald Trump is Time’s 2024 Person of the Year.”

Trump comfortably beat Democrat rival Kamala Harris to the White House in last month’s election, and will return to the Oval Office on Monday, January 20, 2025.

Time has interviewed Trump for the Person of the Year feature, with the president-elect addressing how he seized on American anger to win the election, pardoning January 6 insurrectionists “maybe in the first nine minutes” of his presidency, and his willingness to use the military to round up and deport migrants.

He also calls the Russia-Ukraine war harder to handle than the conflict in the Middle East, adding, “The numbers of dead young soldiers lying on fields all over the place are staggering. It’s crazy what’s taking place.” He criticizes Kyiv for launching U.S.-made missiles into Russia, but says he will continue to support Ukraine as he looks for an agreement to end the conflict.