Time Magazine Names Donald Trump Person of the Year

US President-elect Donald Trump is Time Magazine’s person of the year this 2016.

The Time Magazine has named U.S. President-elect Donald Trump Person of the Year, based on its recent announcement.

Annually, TIME editors select the person or idea who has most influenced the news and the world in the past year, for good or ill.

In its announcement on Wednesday, December 7, Time Magazine cited the upheaval of Donald Trump in American politics brought about by the election campaign and victory of the New York businessman.

To recall, Trump won in an upset victory against his opponent, former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.

“It’s hard to measure the scale of his disruption,” Time said in its announcement on Wednesday.

The magazine noted the business mogul’s eclectic career as real estate magnate and reality television star before winning the highest office in the land, the next president of the US, who will replace outgoing president Barack Obama.

“For those who believe this is all for the better, Trump’s victory represents a long-overdue rebuke to an entrenched and arrogant governing class,” the magazine said.

According to TIME, its short list of 10 finalists included Trump’s rival in the 2016 presidential race, Democrat Hillary Clinton, as well as Turkish leader Tayyip Erdogan and singer Beyonce.

The magazine also tweeted a photo of its cover featuring a photo of Trump, with the headline “President of the Divided States of America”.

“To be on the cover of Time as Person of the Year is a tremendous honor,” Trump told Matt Lauer in an interview after the reveal.

The President-elect did however take issue with the magazine’s choice to refer to him as “President of the Divided States of America.”

“When you say ‘divided states of America,’ I didn’t divide them,” Trump said. “They’re divided now, there’s a lot of division. And we’re going to put it back together.”

Last year’s recipient of the title was German Chancellor Angela Merkel. Trump was a runner-up. In 2014, the Person of the Year were the Ebola fighters.