"The Candidates for 'Time's 2016 Person of the Year: An Overview of Their Probable Success"
Donald Trump has been named Time magazine's Person of the Year 2016, marking his second consecutive year on the shortlist. The announcement was made on Wednesday morning on NBC's Today show and on Time's website.
The Person of the Year is chosen by the editors of the magazine, and this year's roster included 11 of the biggest newsmakers in the U.S. and abroad. Among the nominees were President-elect Trump, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and Gold medal-winning gymnast Simone Biles.
In 2015, Donald Trump tweeted about German Chancellor Angela Merkel, stating that she was ruining Germany and suggesting that the Time editors were against him. However, Merkel was named the 2015 Person of the Year.
Time magazine annually recognizes the person who has done the most to influence the events of the year as Person of the Year. This tradition began on its 1927 cover. Interestingly, the magazine has also included groups of people, ideas, and inanimate objects in the past, but this information is not relevant to the current paragraph.
It's worth noting that the votes from Time's online reader poll are not factored into the Time editors' decision for Person of the Year. In the online reader poll for 2016, Prime Minister Modi won with 18% of the vote, followed by Donald Trump and President Barack Obama, who both received 7% of the votes. Julian Assange also received 7% of the votes, having received a total of 6% in the 2010 and 2011 polls.
This year's decision by Time magazine has sparked a lot of debate and discussion, reflecting the impact that Donald Trump has had on the global stage in 2016. The full article discussing the reasons behind Time's choice will be available on Time's website soon.
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