Except Time said that didn’t happen. It specifically says they do not comment on their choices until publication. And it also says that what Trump described is not how they actually do things.
The best case scenario is that Time called, and Trump just assumed it was about the Person of the Year. (It is a top 100 list, so they could interview him for that issue even if he didn’t win.) However, given his past, it’s more likely he actually called Time himself. Either way, he asked about whether he was the top guy, and they told him they don’t comment on that, and his ego wouldn’t let him give an interview.
Trump has repeatedly lied about people contacting him. He did it on a couple talk shows before, for example. He repeatedly lies about them begging him to do something or telling him that he’s the greatest. He even creates fake Time magazine covers with his face on it. This is part of his delusion.
I mean, can you ever imagine Trump not giving an interview after being given some great honor? Mr. Self-Important would deliberately sabotage his chance to win twice in a row?
It’s just such a transparent, face-saving lie. At best, it’s a lie his people told him to console him.
Time saying they don’t comment still allows them to hint to the winner. How long does a Time photoshoot take to complete? Im gonna assume it takes a few hours at the very least. Being President is a time consuming job. Arranging a photoshoot with the President will not be easy. Thus, it has to be organized well in advance. A former long time writer for Time suggests the magazine is not being entirely truthful. She claims the winner does know beforehand.
Oh please. As if Trump wouldn’t jump at the chance for any “prize” that he thinks belongs to him, other responsibilities be damned. I mean, somehow he manages to interrupt his “work” for tweeting, multiple hours of watching TV daily, tweeting some more, and–on weekends–golfing.
(I wonder if he ever spends time with Barron?)
TIME doesn’t notify potential “Person of the Year” candidates, period. It’s like the Nobel Prize in that way–no one is informed of the nomination process beforehand. With their subjects they usually use a file photo or even create an illustration if necessary (for when the recipient isn’t a single person or is an abstract idea).
Trump is just trying to do a “I’m gonna break up with you before you break up with me!” face-saving thing… even though he was POTY last year, so what’s his problem? He’s President of the United States and he still has so much insecurity? God, he is such an entitled, small, spoiled prick of a human being.
It must’ve stung to see the San Juan mayor beating him in that poll, though. Heh. Pretty sweet.
That’s not quite true. Former Time employees are stating that photoshoots with the winner are often arranged beforehand. Let’s just say I doubt the announcement of Times POTY winner is a complete surprise to the winner.
Here is yet another former employee at Time. Whilst he disagrees with Trump he also says a few “prospective winners” are often set up for interviews or photoshoots beforehand. I can easily see a scenario where Time tells Trump he is a “possible winner”. After a dose of Trumpspeak a “possible win” turns into a “probable win”.
If you feel such a strong need to twist facts until Trump’s tweets are truthful, don’t waste your time on this topic – there are plenty more of his pronouncements where you’re needed.
But it’s not really fair that you’re doing all this PR spinning for free. Given how much work you’re doing here, I’d be glad to recommend you for a paid position.
I just thought it worthwhile pointing out that two former Time employees admit that winners and potential winners are notified beforehand. A third(a former editor at Time) states that Time would wrongly dangle the carrot of POTY in front of someone in order to obtain a photoshoot. Sorry for pointing this all out.
It still doesn’t negate the fact that Trump is a liar, a narcissist, a racist, a sexist, and an ignorant, incompetent asshole. But go on making excuses for him.
Alan Murray, Chief Content Officer for Time Magazine and President of Fortune magazine, in response to Trump’s Person of the Year Tweet: “Amazing. Not a speck of truth here—Trump tweets he ‘took a pass’ at being named TIME’s person of the year”