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Wednesday, December 7, 2016
From the Liveblog of
Wednesday, December 7, 2016
Trump says magazine cover ‘a great honor’
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleSpeaking to NBC’s “Today” show by telephone about being named person of 2016 by Time magazine, Trump says “It’s a great honor. It means a lot.”
Much like in real life, Democrat Hillary Clinton was the runner-up for the recognition, Time managing editor Nancy Gibbs says on the program.
She says the choice of Trump this year was “straightforward.”
On social media, the announcement is met with ad nauseum reminders of others who have won the coveted spot.
https://twitter.com/dankennedy_nu/status/806481924785143808
Rounding out the list of also-rans according to Time are the “The Hackers,” Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the Crispr pioneers at the head of gene editing technology and pop singer Beyonce.
— with AP
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