On Friday November 24th, 2017- President Trump set off another firestorm with this tweet:
#TimeMagazine won’t guarantee me I’ll be their #PersonOfTheYear2017 so I’m pulling a Trump: rejecting an offer that wasn’t even made! Same way I redrew the WH invitation to the Warriors after they declined it! Same way I may quit before I get thrown out of office!
— Donald J. Trump (@Trumptweets2020) November 25, 2017
Regardless, Trump’s tweet got a ton of people talking. It was really interesting to see who people felt deserved actual TIME title for 2017.
Some twitter users felt strongly about a woman being the #PersonOfTheYear2017:
Dear @TIME,
May I humbly suggest @SenWarren @SenKamalaHarris @CarmenYulinCruz @pwcdanica @RepMaxineWaters @SallyQYates @SenDuckworth and all the amazing women who #PERSIST#PersonOfTheYear2017 @womensmarch— Laura McLain 🦖 (@LauraK9doc) November 25, 2017
Several users thought that Hillary Clinton deserved the title this year:
Wouldn’t it be both awesome & hilarious if #Time named Hillary #PersonOfTheYear2017
— BellaCosper (@BellaCosper) November 25, 2017
One user vouched for Black Democratic Women to earn the title specifically, (looking at you, Maxine Waters).
BLACK DEMOCRATIC WOMEN cc @TIME #PersonOfTheYear2017 https://t.co/HiqX93oebM
— Christina Greer (@Dr_CMGreer) November 21, 2017
Others admired Mayor Carmen Yulin Cruz for her leadership in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico and the organizers of the Women’s March:
There are only 2 options for @TIME #PersonOfTheYear2017 👇 pic.twitter.com/xFKW7KkBIk
— (Dirk) (@DirkZ1) November 25, 2017
Another name that came up a lot in the Twitter feed was Colin Kaepernick, who was recently named Citizen of the Year by GQ:
#PersonOfTheYear2017 should be #Colin Kaepernick
A symbol of courage pic.twitter.com/vX4euNT0d6— Lyla turner (@LylaRTurner) November 26, 2017
Even celebrities got in on all of the *satirical* fun:
TIME wanted me to be their Person of the Year, but I said no! Won’t pose with Pennywise the Clown on my lap! Sorry, TIME! Sad!!!
— Stephen King (@StephenKing) November 25, 2017
Needless to say, TIME got the last word on that Trump piece:
The President is incorrect about how we choose Person of the Year. TIME does not comment on our choice until publication, which is December 6.
— TIME (@TIME) November 25, 2017
So what do you think? Who is your #PersonOfTheYear2017?
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