Time names Donald Trump its 2016 ‘Person of the Year’

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Time names Donald Trump its 2016 ‘Person of the Year’

New York - The Republican president-elect dialed into NBC television's Today show, welcoming the accolade as a "very, very great honour."

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Published: Wed 7 Dec 2016, 3:58 PM

Last updated: Wed 7 Dec 2016, 8:14 PM

Time magazine on Wednesday named Donald Trump its "Person of the Year" for 2016 for his stunning upset victory in the US election, saying he had redrawn America's political rules. 
The Republican president-elect dialed into NBC television's Today show, welcoming the accolade as a "very, very great honour."
Time magazine stated on its website:

"For reminding America that demagoguery feeds on despair and that truth is only as powerful as the trust in those who speak it, for empowering a hidden electorate by mainstreaming its furies and live-streaming its fears, and for framing tomorrow's political culture by demolishing yesterday's, Donald Trump is TIME's 2016 Person of the Year."
 
President-elect Donald Trump tweeted moments before the expected announcement on NBC that "I will be interviewed on the @TODAYshow at 7:30. Enjoy!"
 
 
The news didn't go down well with a lot of social media users who expressed their disappointment following announcement.
 


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