You probably know by now that President-elect Donald Trump has been selected as the Time Person of the Year.
Donald Trump is TIME's Person of the Year 2016 #TIMEPOY https://t.co/5pTGOksevE
Time editor-in-chief Nancy Gibbs said on NBC’s Today show that this year’s selection was “one of the more straightforward years” compared to others. The magazine gave hackers third place, and Hillary Clinton second.
This isn’t the first time Trump has appeared on the magazine’s cover, but a lot of people had ~feelings~ about this particular issue.
Some expressed themselves on Photoshop.
@TIME Fixed that for you
Jesus, @TIME, give the man some privacy!
Others pointed out Trump's trajectory compared to his first Time cover on Aug. 22 this year.
.@TIME covers on Aug. 22, Oct. 24 & today:
OK @TIME ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
People recalled the year Time selected we, the people, as its Person of the Year and drew some troubling conclusions.
My Ex: "Can't believe @TIME picked Donald Trump as Person of the Year." Me: "They've picked evil trash before." E… https://t.co/6hMUKdZSJT
You vs. the guy she told you not to worry about
Me in 2006 vs. me in 2016.
That wasn't the only troubling observation people made...
He's also got devil horns.
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The Trump TIME cover also seems to be another 'Devil's horns' cover. (look at the M, Trump's horns seem way bigger,… https://t.co/ELss2oliIz
They pointed out similarities between the 2016 selection and another Person of the Year.
So did they deliberately choose the same chair or
And some people flat-out thought the award should have gone to someone else.
name a more deserving winner. i'll wait.