Donald Trump named Time magazine's Person Of The Year

Donald Trump has been named Time magazine’s Person Of The Year.

The US president-elect beat the Princess of Wales and Elon Musk, who were also on the shortlist.

Mr Trump, who has survived two assassination attempts in recent months, will celebrate by ringing the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange later.

He has been making appointments to his forthcoming administration after winning the popular vote in last month’s election and claiming all seven swing states.

The 78-year-old business mogul was also Time’s Person Of The Year in 2016 – the year he first won the White House.

His second election win is “history-making in multiple ways”, Time said when it announced the shortlist.

Mr Trump will be the “oldest president in US history”, entering office for the second time at the age of 78 years and seven months. When Joe Biden began his term in 2021, he was 78 years and two months old.

Mr Trump will also be the “first convicted felon to be elected president”, Time said, referring to his conviction for falsifying business records to commit election fraud.

The Princess of Wales, who has been undergoing cancer treatment, “stirred a conversation about privacy and health for public figures”, Time said.

Kate has now returned to public duties, including attending her annual Christmas carol service with her family at Westminster Abbey.

Musk – the billionaire behind Tesla and SpaceX – has “long been an innovative disrupter”, Time said on its shortlist.

He has also become politically active, supporting Mr Trump in his bid to retain the White House, and spending more than a quarter of a billion dollars in the process.

Others on the shortlist included Yulia Navalnaya, whose husband, the Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, died in February.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was also on Time’s 10-person shortlist, as was podcaster Joe Rogan and Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg.

This article was originally published by Sky.com. Read the original article here.

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