Donald Trump named Time's Person of the Year for 2024

Mark Zuckerbergmeta CEO

I think Elon was getting there, but I think it sped up the process a lot with him and many other people,

Trump added, mentioning Meta owner Mark Zuckerberg as an example

I think a lot of people changed with that moment. I think a lot of people became much more religious in that moment,

he told the outlet

I try not to think about it. That was a big moment. It was a big moment. I had a big crowd."

In response to a question about how nearly dying changed him and others, he replied

On the cusp of his second presidency, all of us—from his most fanatical supporters to his most fervent critics—are living in the Age of Trump,

the magazine said

I don’t think we’ll have to because we will send the whole family back”.

Asked whether he would reinstate a policy that saw migrant children separated from their parents, Trump said

I want to reach an agreement, ... and the only way you’re going to reach an agreement is not to abandon.”

he told TIME

But I will go up to the maximum level of what the law allows,

Trump said

We had a great first term, despite a lot of turmoil caused unnecessarily but the media's tamed down a little bit. They're liking us much better now I think,

Mr Trump said in a speech before ringing the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE).

Brooke Rollinsformer Trump Domestic Policy Counsel Director

It’s so incredible to be here with the incoming Cabinet at the iconic @NYSE exchange to celebrate @realDonaldTrump receiving his second @TIME ’s Person of the Year.” ... But he’s more—he’s the defining figure of this century.”

Brooke Rollins, Trump’s pick for secretary of agriculture, remarked ... She added

We are witnessing a resurgence of populism, a widening mistrust in the institutions that defined the last century, and an eroding faith that liberal values will lead to better lives for most people. Trump is both agent and beneficiary of it all,

the magazine said in a statement

The Middle East is an easier problem to handle than what’s happening with Russia and Ukraine. The numbers of dead young soldiers lying on fields all over the place are staggering. It’s crazy what’s taking place, ... I disagree very vehemently with sending missiles hundreds of miles into Russia. Why are we doing that? We’re just escalating this war and making it worse.”

he said, before taking aim at Kyiv for launching US-made missiles into Russian territory last month

Trump’s political rebirth is unparalleled in American history. His first term ended in disgrace, with his attempts to overturn the 2020 election results culminating in the attack on the U.S. Capitol,

the magazine wrote

He spent six weeks during the general election in a New York City courtroom, the first former President to be convicted of a crime—a fact that did little to dampen his support,

the article continued

The Time Magazine list of the 100 Most Influential People is a joke and stunt of a magazine that will, like Newsweek, soon be dead. Bad list!”

He panned the magazine as a lapsed tastemaker in 2013

This year it was an easier decision than in years past,

Time Magazine editor in chief Sam Jacobs said on the TODAY show

For marshaling a comeback of historic proportions, for driving a once-in-a-generation political realignment, for reshaping the American presidency and altering America's role in the world, Donald Trump is Time's 2024 Person of the Year,

the magazine wrote

Many people have told me that God spared my life for a reason, and that reason was to save our country and to restore America to greatness,

Trump said in his victory speech

Since he began running for President in 2015, perhaps no single individual has played a larger role in changing the course of politics and history than Trump,

Time wrote

We're going to be doing the same thing, I can tell you. Unfortunately, there's too many of them,

Trump said

This is someone who made an historic comeback, who reshaped the American presidency and who’s reordering American politics,

Jacobs said