Trump named TIME's Person of the Year in 2024
President-elect Donald Trump was named Time magazine's 2024 Person of the Year on Thursday morning. The Fox & Friends co-hosts are reacting to the announcement and what they call the Trump effect, as the majority of Americans are hopeful ahead of the new year.
Former CNN host Don Lemon accused Time magazine of being a “joke” after revealing that he named President-elect Donald Trump as its Person of the Year.
Lemon hosted a TikTok Live and referenced a long-running publication praising Trump for winning the 2024 presidential election and overcoming both a felony and an assassination attempt.
“By ushering in a historic resurgence, driving a once-in-a-generation political realignment, reshaping the American presidency, and changing America's role in the world, Donald Trump… He will be named Time Magazine's Person of the Year in 2024.”
Lemon was furious at the decision and attacked the magazine for choosing someone who did not support democracy.
President-elect Donald Trump speaks at a reception at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) after being named Time magazine's Person of the Year for the second time in New York City, December 12, 2024. (Photo by Spencer Pratt/Getty Images)
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“If they wanted to make someone person of the year, I don't know, anyone could have done it. Really representative of democracy, representative of democracy in this country. You could have done that to a person,” Lemon said.
Time magazine has named the winner of the presidential election each election season its “Person of the Year” since 2000, but Lemon said that just because he became president doesn't automatically qualify him for the title. he claimed.
“Time Magazine, what do you do? Time Magazine, what do you say to the women who probably still read Time Magazine?” Lemon asked.
“Your magazine has someone on the cover who has been sentenced for assault,” he continued. “You have someone who incited an insurrection, and we have proof without a doubt, someone who tried to overturn a free and fair election. You have multiple criminal records, multiple criminal convictions. There are people who have been convicted of “Person of the Year.'' ”
Don Lemon took to TikTok to attack Time magazine for choosing Trump as Person of the Year. (Photo Credit: Leigh Vogel/Getty Images for Congressional Black Caucus Foundation | Photo Credit: Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC)
“Is this a joke? Did we do something wrong? Did someone deceive us? Producers, are you sure about this? Convicted on the cover of Time magazine A felon has been chosen as Person of the Year. Maybe we're being scammed.'' Did someone post a fake tweet or something about this? ” concluded Lemon.
After winning the 2016 presidential election, Trump was also named “Person of the Year.” Time wrote that Trump has completely reshaped his “political direction” since the campaign.
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“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. “Mr. Trump is once again at the center of the world and in a stronger position than ever before.”
Other finalists for this year's Time include Harris, billionaire Elon Musk, who was named 2021 Person of the Year, podcast titan Joe Rogan and Israel's Benjamin Prime Minister Netanyahu was included.
Trump was previously named Time Magazine's Person of the Year in 2016. ((Photo by Angel Valentin for The Washington Post, via Getty Images))
Last year's Person of the Year was pop star Taylor Swift, fresh off her record-breaking Ellas concert tour.
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Fox News' David Rutz contributed to this report.
