I really don't understand how Time could make Donald Trump the man of the year. What exactly did Donald Trump do to deserve this other than insult Veterans, Auto workers, Black Journalists, and literally everyone?
I really don't understand how Time could make Donald Trump the man of the year. What exactly did Donald Trump do to deserve this other than insult Veterans, Auto workers, Black Journalists, and literally everyone?
I hate him, but the answer to that would be he won the election. Plus no one reads that stuff anymore. It'll probably be Elon musk next year when 90% of people hate him. Meaningless
For the answer……look at who owns the magazine! Don’t think “Time Magazine” has the credibility it thinks it has!
The award is for who had the most impact in the last year. It's not an award for doing good. Past winners include Stalin and Hitler.
Somebody needs to explain it to Trump.
...and plan on imperilling the entire planet.
Time has just proved how irrelevant it is. There is no excuse. Trump is a fascist felon Who belongs in jail
He survived full spectrum media censorship and slander, corrupt lawfare against his family and businesses, and assassination attempts to become only the second non-sequential President in US history. Like him or not, he's obviously a very consequential character. Deal.
In 1938, TIME named Hitler “Man of the Year” for his global influence (as AWFUL as it was). Similarly, Time’s selection of Trump reflects his impact on politics and society. The title speaks to “influence,” not approval, showcasing how figures like him shape history for better or (much) WORSE.
Typical media sanewashing all his moronic actions
to sell the magazine. ppl should cancel subscriptions & not buy until they put WORTHY PEOPLE ON THE COVER!! STOP GLORIFYING THESE ASSHOLES!!
Master snake oil salesman. THAT shouldn't qualify. Soooo many other ppl were deserving of that front page title. I'm so sick of this shit!!
He Paid them off
I think it's because of him being in the news more than anybody else. At least that's what I heard. It would make a better cover if he was in jail.
He took the rights away of half of our country! Congratulations man of the year, man being the operative word.
He’s no man…… sorry 😞
No sorry necessary he's a poor excuse for human being.
They recognize people who have had a significant impact on the country and the world, for better or worse. There can be little doubt about the impact (in this case for the worse) that Trump’s successful reelection campaign has had. Our country (and probably the world) will never be the same.
He also raped at least 1 women, molested several others has 34 felonies, he's an insurrectionist, a racist. OK I'm losing count now
#Boycott #Time
#TrumpisAfelon Career criminal that’s who he is and always has been.
He destroyed over 200 years of democracy
Well, Time might have given him the title for "Most Likely to Stir Up a Twitter Storm," but it’s hard to see what else qualifies. Maybe they thought "influencing the headlines for every wrong reason" was an achievement.
Obeisance in advance.
The same thing Hitler did in 1938 or Ayatollah Khomeini in 1979 - change the world.
I think the original idea of man of the year was someone who impacted the country/world most that year, for good or for bad, not that they were automatically someone admirable. I think Time should make that clear, if that is still their intention.
Let's put it this way: making Trump it's man of the year is a lot cheaper than bribing him via a donation to his inaugural committee - as Bezos and Zuckerberg did.
And polarize an entire nation.
It's all about sucking up to him, just like Joe and the others
It's about "influence". Whose influence had the most dramatic effect on the world stage. If we pull back the curtains that dubious award should go to these motherfucking POS.
I don't have a clue
Billionaire owner turning Time into MAGA propaganda
He mad fame being a rapist and traitor!!
He deserves nothing. Time did it out of fear to avoid retribution. He threatens to go after everyone. What a POS
Man of the year isn't what you think it is. It isn't whether they are good or bad, it's how the influence they have.
Yet they all voted for him
The Time person of the year is the most influential, not necessarily the most honorable. That's why Hitler was on the cover and why Trump is today.
It's a wonder why this has to be repeated so many times People on all sides prefer getting gaslit
Still a hideous choice over Kamala.
Maybe Time should change their order of which person they select and for a greater purpose.
Exactly!!!
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Everyone seems to be #BendingTheKnee for that cretin and I will never understand the weakness of so many. 😐
Every time there is a new president elected, that president becomes the Time person of the year. This tradition goes back over 50 years.
AMEN.
He had the most influence on our lives. I don't like it but that's it.
Time is drinking the koolaid
The backroom conversation that put Trump on Time mag went something like this, 'I always wanted to be Man of the Year so if you put me on the cover my DoJ won't prosecute you'. It's really that simple
True except, "I want to be Man of the Year AGAIN . . ." He was Man of the Year in 2016
It was a win for oligarchs, who are signaling to him now.
“Dominated the news, for better or for worse” and the algorithms reward outrage. We actually made him more powerful every time we complained.
I would call it "CONMAN OF THE YEAR!"
Time lost all credibility with this one
I don’t know why it seems like everyone is so confused why he’s person of the year. If Kamala won, she would have been. But she didn’t. The reasoning is simply because Trump is going to have a massive impact on the world by getting re elected as US president. Doesn’t mean he’s a good person
We know that it doesn't mean he's a good person. But it also lends to the hype and sane washing around him. Kamala should've been on the cover for managing what she did in such a short period of time
Time magazine has had lots of people who shouldn’t be on the cover by that measure, like Stalin (twice), hitler, Putin, etc. and I get the upset it’s just getting annoying and distracting from real issues
Find out who really owns Time magazine. Your answer is there.
Well, he did commit sexual assault, adultery, election interference, tax fraud. He’s been a busy boy
Wait until Melanie comes out with some marketed anti bullying campaign to make all the irony complete once again
Trump is a career criminal unfit for office. The Time owner has ties. bsky.app/profile/chri...
What a piece of shit he is.
What Trump did to deserve a Time cover was to play an entire nation. He overcame profound obstacles to become president. He didn't need torture, or oppression. JUST misinformation. It's a hell of an accomplishment.
HMM…HE PROMISED THEM SOMETHING, I’M GUESSING MONEY.
Me neither
I know exactly what you mean. If someone doesn’t praise him and his cronies then he loves to put them down in the harshest way possible.
He Paid them.
Vets and auto workers largely voted for him.
Easy answer. It’s business and they must bow to their corporate overlords.
"for better or for worse ... has done the most to influence the events of the year" It's not exactly a badge of honor - Hitler was one of them. Hell they even made ME person of the year in 2006.
Shallow attention grabbing cover of a despot. They want you to buy it to read what he really is. Bullshite. I don’t think that the people at Time took more than a monetary moment to think the impact of this through.
Trump has already days he is going to control what media sources get into press briefings and White House press room. With that said, most media sources are going to do and say whatever they have to do to get whatever story they can and get what on his “good side” As if trump ever had one.
His list of assholeness is so long, Bluesky will need to reprogram the limit here.
That’s not the determinative factor.
He beat the US justice system and showed he is smarter than Jack Smith et al. Essentially made himself king of America. Why not feature him if they want to stay in heir leaders good graces.
The way it was explained to me, it's not a "good person of the year" award, it's "most impactful".
Man of the year doesn't always mean good. His actions got him the most attention. His stupidity was the most seen in history.
Maybe Time isn’t the venerable institution it once was 🤔
Maybe they did it so he will go away. It’s been his lifelong dream. Now he can go back to golfing and fake assassinations and leave us alone.
He did nothing but lie cheat and plan his own assassination's just to be pity. He's dirty, and I think there has to be something someone can do before Jan 20 to not have him inaugurated. He's a convicted felon, a rapist he ain't no President. He comes from immigrants. He is pathetic
Yup. Along with Adolf Hilter, Stalin, Khomeini… I’d say he’s earned his spot with them. 😊
Who paid Time and how much?
I really don't know.....
Supreme leader can do no wrong!
You literally cannot trust any media anymore the days of unbiased reporting are over. Media is owned by the right super wealthy and they now tell the reporters what they want hyped. How we end it is by not buying their BS. Even ABC have joined MAGA.
The issue is the circular nature of it; he won because people wouldn’t stop adding kindling to his dumpster fire which then made people talk about him more. As in his own “bigly good” words, people talk about him “on both sides”.
TIME MAGAZINE should be ashamed for showcasing that lying sack o’ shit. Kamala should have been person of the year, as she gave us all so much to smile about, and gave us hope and joy. Trump only gives a shit about his perverted, criminally insane billionaire buddies, and destroying the U.S.
he only cares about them in as much as they can give him more $$$
He lied
He captivated the media and paid their bills. He became the joke that the news stations cleaned up on. Why do you think they're kissing his ass so hard now? They're gonna have ratings and viewers, that equals prosperity for them the next hour years.
You forgot the microphone blow job.
They were doing nothing but kissing Trump's ass. They had many brave, honorable, selfless people to choose from but they chose Trump so he wouldn't go after them. Cowards.
Deals, deals and more deals. Grifter shit.
Why would they support a felon?
I don't think its a meritorious honor. Even Hitler won it in 1938.
Behaved like a Cnut. The time award , apparently is for the person most talked about , blah blah. However they are for the first time emailing out their reasons and excuses. Keep up any pressure you can, they are feeling it . It’s a male editor , putting a rapist on the cover, remember that
He managed to fool a large portion of the population into thinking he didn't totally suck and almost destroy our country for four years. I guess that's something
It's just revolting.
He overcame obstacles like multiple felonies, impeachments, rapes, bankruptcies, divorces, venality to become President for a second term, proving that in the USA ANYBODY can become President if they have sufficient money and will tell any lie no matter how absurd. and look at their track record!
Felon 45 is the Hitler or Stalin of the Time…or he bought that spot. I thought the Time chose ppl who were good influencers, someone respectful and honest to themselves and others. I was so wrong boy!! I was wrong.
To be fair, it's the first time an twice-impeached adjudicated rapist and convicted felon has convinced at least half the nation's Christians that, despite the evidence of their ears eyes, he is actually the Good Guy.
He won.
I think just like the Washington Post etc they realize it’s “Time” (pun intended) to bend down, kiss the ring and shove your nose up his ass. Do it now or do it later after being forced to www.google.com/url?q=https:...
Democracy dies in darkness. The sun is setting on not only the USA but on the entire world
Well, Hitler was Time man of the year in 1938 history repeats itself. Maybe this is a warning 😉⚠️
It makes sense if you consider the honor goes to the most consequential person of the year, not the one the Time editorial board likes.
Time has an explanation Skip it🤑
This is the same magazine that had Lindbergh and Hitler as person of the year in 1927 and 1938, respectively. This tells us all we need to know about their business model and ethics, both historically and today.
Trump CHEATED to win 2024 elections, and he GOT AWAY with it. Apparently that deserves the title of "Person of the Year"
The owner is a millionaire?
Sold more magazines and got more clicks. That's really the criteria. So the most egregious lowlife can qualify.
Just makes the award meaningless. Just bought and paid for!
We spend years complaining about the costs of normalizing Trump. And yet the press still doesn’t get it. How can Time, a member of the free press, go to bat for a man who wants to obliterate a free press? I don’t understand either.
No more free press and media. Those days are gone. His friends own everything. This is just the start. He gets anything he wants from now on. Parades. Gold statues. Just watch.
Man of the year farted and snored his way through 34 convictions! We all should be so proud 🙄
The Chattering Yam nearly destroyed the core of the country in his first term and is poised to finish it off in his second. Impact got him on the cover, but not for anything good.
Ass kissing
and cheat! He cheats!
They paid them. Stop being shocked. It makes you look naive or worse
It’s Time magazine.It is meaningless to any intelligent person. Too bad there aren’t more outhouses to use the soft pages. It belongs in the shitter.
You clearly don't understand what Time's "Person of the Year" means. It's not an "honor". It's an admission. His influence was unmatched. Hitler has also been thusly honored as well as Stalin. Seems right to me.
How to reward the fascist behavior of a pig.....gee thanks, Time.
He paid $$ for it
Won an election that should have been about his character and the country's interest. I guess that's good?
I would love to see Time's checklist/curriculum for setting the decision. Let's remember Stalin and Hitler also graced the cover.
It's that how journalism works? Working together?
Yeah, ask them how Trump's balls taste.
How do we get in the game as regular people, not billionaires? Billionaires don't want government because they want to go Mars, own Mars and Earth, and just own everything. Regular people are giving up their control of anything by voting in someone like t-[]-p!!
Too bad people didn't get in the game during the election!
Such an insult to America to make him man of the year.
Since that’s his most coveted acknowledgement, Times best bootlicking award.
He was able to find all the loopholes in our government, run for office to avoid prison, find all the loopholes in our legal system and delay his court dates and trick millions into voting for him....they may have found that impressive.
Thank you. I’m wondering the same.
Pandering to his ego
That's a really short list.
Netanyahu was on their finalist list. IIRC, only one of the finalists wasn’t a wannabe comic book villain. We are living in Bizarro world now.
Not everyone can con 1/2 of the USA's population
You do understand it’s not always an honor? On January 2, 1939, TIME had this to say about choosing Adolf Hitler as their “Person of the Year”: “Hitler became in 1938 the greatest threatening force that the democratic, freedom-loving world faces today.”
So true.
I heard he is the President of the USA. Top dog.
Time's object is to choose person of the year has been whoever made the biggest impact in the country- good or bad. Charles Manson was chosen back in '69 or '70. I feel annoyed because this clown gets even more publicity. I neverwant to see, hear, or read about Trump. Ever.
I second that.
Sadly, we all need to continue paying attention and staying informed.
And I guess Manson pic in the magazine was actually a mugshot, not a pose chosen from a photo session like this clown got. They should have put the worst possible image of this loser, but I see the media needs to kiss his ring and play his games to avoid problems later.
🎯🎯🎯
Sold more crap than QVC?
Hope Time goes bankrupt. That will get attention too.
I believe this would fall under obeying in advance by means of favorable coverage. That's all I can come up with.
They didn’t have a choice unfortunately.
He has zero redeeming qualities. Because he wins election the 2nd time after losing prior is not a worthy achievement. It's a statement on the climate of this country & the failure of the democratic party in properly replacing Biden. He won on lies and deceit. I have no respect for Time Magazine.
Stole the election with 100s of million of dollars and folks willing to break the law.
Apparently it’s just about influencing the media and capturing attention.
Nothing, absolutely nothing. He has no redeeming qualities.
They featured Hitler way back when, so featuring another stupendous felon in the next century could be it
And Hispanics!
while it sucks giving him the title "man of the year", I understand it to refer to one who is having the most impact on people, and he is definitely (like hitler) going to affect us & the entire planet
nailed it
Imho Time was performing an act of ass kissing out of sheer ignorance, and, revealing to one and all that they are disrespectful cowardly traitors.
it wasn't ignorance though. it was all about sales!
The media and powers that be want to put him on a pedestal and I just don't get it.
Half of the country voted for him despite that, which says a lot about some us.
👇US Dept. of Education survey released in 22'. The most watched network on cable paid $787 million for intentionally lying to their audience of 5th graders and didn't change a thing. ROI was excellent. Fox viewership post-election☝️☝️☝️☝️and poor Ukraine is going to get fucked by tRump.
A lot of us happily live in an uneducated post truth world. The only way they will learn is when the pain hits their front porch. Let them feel the pain. Let it hit hard. Get out of the way and MAGA will be over faster.
I understand the sentiment but regrettably tRump's actions affect us all in one way or another. It would be justice if only MAGAts got hit but that's not the way the system works. An example: Herd immunity is the only protection for those who can't take vaccines, like infants, cancer patients etc.
True. Everybody will suffer. If Dems try to get in and fix it while Trump is President, it will prolong the pain and give him them the enemy they desperately need to exist. We have to figure out a way to pin this on Trump supporters and make sure they suffer too. They’ve skated for too long.
Is that a real picture?
As far as I know, yes.
I hope so. We could use less of these fucks around.
It's amazing how many people just go through life uninformed. Vote for their cult of personality leader, but literally don't pay attention to anything else. I admit I'm online too much at times, but I have talked to voters who literally didn't know who Trump's running mate was. Infuriating.
It's easier today than ever to cocoon within a media ecosystem that soothes and reaffirms previously held beliefs and prejudices. Standing up for "white power" isn't racism, it's your "God-given obligation". "Kamala Harris, don't make me laugh" regrettably the reaction of too many loyal Fox viewers
They just cave in to peer pressure.
I hate that it’s him, because I know how he’ll take it. But Person of the Year has always been who has the biggest effect on things. Sadly, it’s been him.
White privilege. Being uninformed hasn’t had consequences, thus far.
They still think it's all a hoax or was way overblown and we're almost assuredly going to RFK Jr to "overhaul" healthcare. Nothing was learned.
Let them learn the hard way. Don’t save them. Be ruthless.
Ethics aside, you're not a malpractice attorney by any chance are you. That attitude would make them very rich indeed. Those premiums are already outrageous.
Nope. No saving here.
I really wish the consequences would only affect his base. Unfortunately, we will all suffer from his stupidity and his base will learn absolutely nothing.
That’s why we have to deliver the pain to their doors and make them accountable. MAGAs hate being held accountable.
Because there have t been any. It’s time to let MAGAs suffer too. Deliver the pain to their doors. It’s the only way they learn.
Trump will just assign blame elsewhere and redirect anger. It’s one thing he does well and has been at it his whole life.
And the media is happy to play along.
The media has lost all credibility among the informed public.
ABC just paid Trump 15m and wrote a letter of apology. Legitimate media is dead.
With that level of ignorance, no wonder Trump got re-elected.
Not surprised, but still seriously disappointed.
This pain will be shared by all non-rich, and even then not very evenly. But pain it will be.
The pain is unavoidable we just have to make sure MAGA feels it too.
Then you are inattentive.
Don't forget the sexual assault, stealing classified documents, lying stealing and kicking your dog
You know it’s tough to put them in order of embarrassment….. but if I had to, the silent ‘stolen document’ fiasco is mine. I just cannot get over they are letting him get his dirty greedy neadrathal paws on more classified documents. Along with his corrupt admin.
You're absolutely right, the canonization of this clown is disheartening at best
Maybe promising to crash the economy and stock market🤣🤣
@calltoactivism.bsky.social how much did Trump, pay them 🤔
It's a cancer in this country called stupid. (Literally)It has developed with really no cure of any kind except one. Education.
U make Time Magazine a toxic thing now. U make sure anybody goes near it. We going to bring u down.
There are so many worthy candidates and they've chosen someone who characterises all the worst aspects of humanity. It makes no sense.
Man of the Year isn't always a good thing, a lot of assholes have been Times Man of the Year. Trump is just the latest.
yeah, this time, the asshole is a rapist/dictator that thrives from attention. Time doesn't care about Americans. Time to boycott Time.
Trump deceived ordinary Americans into believing he would make a better President than a Black woman with more intelligence and experience.
Cult mentality. Sadly #felon45 in the news makes profits for #MSM. $$$
He got elected anyway. He proves once again, most people are dumb.
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You would think a guy giving air blow jobs would disqualify him but this is the world we live in.
Fuck that magazine. I’m disgusted.
Corporate media serves corporate interests. It’s as simple as that.
Time as well other corporations like Meta, Amazon, Google, Apple want to be part of the cake ($$) that Trump is going to split, they all know what’s coming for them, a huge tax cut, millions of $$.
I think it is more story of the year, not person. For the past year Don Old Diapers and his crime family were in the news every day.
Elon bought it as a Christmas present for his new lover
It's based on his impact on the news and world events It's not always positive Nixon Kumani both Bushes Almost every president has been on the cover
I guess Time magazine only wants MAGA readers. I like this for them.
They put Hitler on the cover. The story doesn't say "best" man of the year. I haven't read a Time magazine since the 80s. It only seems relevant to Trump.
They have said repeatedly that it isn't necessarily an honor since they have included Hitler and other dictators in the past. According to them, the person or thing receiving this title can be good or bad. The problem with this is that the majority of people DO think it's an honor.
Kamala Harris deserved it, or Jasmine Crockett, Hakeem Jeffries... I mean LITERALLY anybody except for a known racist, felon, who supports white supremacists would be a better person of the year.
Pretty sure calling him Person of the Year was a dig at his cognitive decline. “I aced it- Person, ….. wait it’ll come to me… Person, Liar, Rapist, Grifter, Spy”
They probably just want to try and survive the next four plus years of the shit show that's about to be unleashed on your country.
Person of the Year is not for the best person. In 1938, they gave it to Hitler. It’s for the person who, for better OR FOR WORSE made the most impact. Trump is impacting our lives for the worse.
He was a complete criminal, yet he was elected to a 2nd term after losing in between! He should be in prison but nope.
We live in a country that thrives on hate. It’s incredibly sad.
It’s pretty simple.. kissassery 101
They choose the incoming president every four years … it’s gross 🤮
How and why? $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$