When President-elect Donald Trump was pressed on the subject in his Time Person of the Year profile, he said there were more important issues at stake than the transgender bathroom debate.
“I don't want to get involved in toilet issues.” President Trump said. “Because we're talking about a very small number of people, and this issue is tearing our country apart, so whatever the law ultimately agrees on, they're going to solve it.” I'm a big believer in the Supreme Court, and I'm going to. 'Follow their ruling, and so far I think their ruling has been a ruling that people agree with, but we're talking about a very small number of people, and we're talking about that. I'm talking about it, and it's not going to be widely reported. A lot of people. ”
President Trump was asked if he agreed with transgender Congresswoman-elect Sarah McBride (D-Delaware), who responded that the He said the focus should be on more important issues than the debate over toilets. Washington last month.
President Trump said, “I agree with that. That's absolutely true. Like I said, it's a small group of people.”
President-elect Donald Trump has been named Time magazine's 2024 Person of the Year. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
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Trump was asked specifically about campaign ads his team ran that focused on the message: “Mr. Trump is on our side. [Kamala] Harris is for them.'' This ad was widely considered effective in making his opponents appear to be outside the mainstream.
Trump responded: “Yes, Trump is for us.” “I mean, Trump is definitely on our side, right? And we're the majority of people in this country. And I want everyone to be treated fairly. You know, Forget about being in the majority, that's what I want.'' People should be treated properly and fairly. ”
Trump also took aim at Harris' media strategy in an interview with Time, suggesting she should have given more interviews. Harris avoided formal interviews early in the campaign and increased her media appearances in the final weeks.
“I think they made a huge tactical mistake in literally not talking to the press. Even if they were really friendly, I mean, they were pretty much all friendly, if someone was really friendly “I would come up with something – maybe just like you guys – but I had friendly interviews and they all turned me down,” he said. “They wouldn't do the basics. And people, including myself, were like, is there something wrong with her? What's the problem? Why not do a basic interview? ?I started saying.
Vice President Kamala Harris watches the event monitor from backstage just before taking the stage at her final campaign rally in Philadelphia on Monday, November 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Jacqueline Martin) (AP Photo/Jacqueline Martin)
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Time officially named Trump its “Person of the Year” on Thursday, noting the president-elect's political return and restructuring of the country.
“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.”
“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.”
President-elect Donald Trump gestures after speaking at the America First Policy Institute gala on Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024, at his Mar-a-Lago mansion in Palm Beach, Florida. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
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Trump was also named “Person of the Year'' in 2016, when he was first elected president.
