President-elect Donald Trump was scheduled to ring the opening bell of the New York Stock Exchange on Thursday morning to celebrate the release of the cover of Time magazine's “Person of the Year” issue.
The announcement was reportedly made by three people familiar with the plan. politiko Trump will be named Time Magazine's 2024 Person of the Year. He first won the title in 2016, defeating Hillary Clinton in the presidential election.
“For better or for worse, the person who has done the most to shape the world and the headlines over the past 12 months.”
Despite being a native New Yorker, Trump has never participated in the tradition dating back to the 1800s of ringing the opening bell to begin trading.
Melania Trump was honored in September 2019 for the White House's “Be Best” initiative on children's welfare.
In 1985, Ronald Reagan became the first sitting president to ring the bell.
Last year, Time CEO Jessica Sibley performed the ceremony after Taylor Swift was named Person of the Year.
Thirteen other presidents, including President Joe Biden, have also been recognized by Time magazine.
On Thursday morning, President Trump was greeted with the chant “USA!” He was waiting to ring the bell of the New York Stock Exchange. Vice President-elect J.D. Vance, first lady Melania Trump, and daughters Ivanka and Tiffany were also present.
On Monday, NBC's “Today Show” announced Time magazine's list of “Person of the Year” nominees, which includes Trump, Vice President Kamala Harris, Kate Middleton, Elon Musk and Benjamin Netanyahu.
But one time article As for electing Trump this year, he pointed out that it wasn't a difficult choice.
“Perhaps no individual has played a greater role in changing the course of politics and history than Mr. Trump since he began running for president in 2015,” Time wrote.
Time magazine explained the reason for its decision.
“For 97 years, Time magazine editors have selected the people who, for better or worse, have done the most to shape the world and the headlines over the past 12 months.”
WNBA star Caitlin Clark was named Time Magazine's Athlete of the Year, Elton John was named Icon of the Year, and Advanced Micro Devices' Lisa Su was named CEO of the Year.
This year's cover was featured in Time magazine Website together with article In it, he called Trump “the most powerful man in the world.”
Despite selecting him for the honor, the article still accused him of “trying to overturn the results of the 2020 election, which culminated in the storming of the U.S. Capitol.”
“Mr. Trump has twice proven that he can use anti-incumbency sentiment, cults of personality, and divisive rhetoric, including racist and xenophobic attacks, to rise to power,” it read.
of Associated Press The newspaper reported that it was unclear whether President Trump plans to meet with New York City Mayor Eric Adams (Democratic) during his visit. But Adams is scheduled to meet with Trump's next border czar, Tom Homan.
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