
President-elect Donald Trump has been named Time magazine’s Person of the Year, the magazine announced, after he became only the 2nd president in U.S. history to lose reelection and then reclaim the White House 4 years later.
“Trump’s political rebirth is unparalleled in American history”, Time said in the announcement. The magazine spoke to Trump ahead of the announcement, in which he told them he called his comeback “72 Days of Fury”.
Trump beat out a short list of finalists for the title that included Vice President Kamala Harris, Trump’s billionaire ally Elon Musk, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Catherine, Princess of Wales, aka Kate Middleton.
Trump rang the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange in Manhattan to mark the occasion. It was the first time the real estate mogul-turned-politician has rung the bell, according to the Associated Press. Former first lady Melania Trump appeared alongside him in Manhattan, as did daughters Tiffany and Ivanka, and Vice President-elect JD Vance.