America’s newly elected president is the Time Magazine Person of the Year 2016.
President Donald Trump trampled on his 10 shortlisted contenders to get this spot. Time Magazine’s Nancy Gibbs explained “The Choice” for the Person of the Year is the ” the person who had the greatest influence, for better or worse, on the events of the year.”
In the cover for Time Magazine Person of the Year 2016, it read “Donald Trump- President of the Divided States of America“.
According to Time Magazine the other candidates for Time Magazine Person of the Year 2016 were:
Simone Biles – talented 19-year-old gymnast who made her debut in Rio de Janeiro Olympics. She earned four gold medals and one bronze, leading her “Final Five” team to victory and affirming her status as the best in the world.
Hillary Clinton – Aside from being Trump’s rival on the presidential race, Clinton was a former First Lady, New York Senator and Secretary of State became the first woman to receive the U.S. presidential nomination of a major political party,
CRISPR Scientists – These scientists have developed a groundbreaking new technology that can edit DNA, a technique that has the potential to transform science and the human experience, as it could be used to find and remove mutations responsible for incurable diseases.
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan – the 12th Turkish President since 2014. After an attempted military coup failed in July, he has tightened control over the country, arresting political opponents, firing thousands of state employees and shutting down news organizations.
Nigel Farage – a British politician who heads UK Independence Party (UKIP). He was known for the successful campaign of Britain to leave the European Union (a.k.a Brexit), positioning the referendum as the start of a global populist wave against the political establishment.
The Flint Whistleblowers – For blowing the whistle on the lead-poisoned water in Flint, Mich., drawing national attention to an environmental crisis that still has yet to be fully resolved. The group consists of Local residents, along with civil-engineering professor Marc Edwards and local pediatrician Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha.
Beyoncé Knowles – She had a headline-worthy Super Bowl halftime performance, a world tour and a powerful second visual album, Lemonade. Using her songs Beyoncé continued to surprise and provoke a global audience, using her platform to speak out about racial injustice, police violence and feminism.
Narendra Modi – the Indian Prime Minister who guided his country’s economy into position as the “emerging-market world’s most positive story.” Late in the year, however, he also stoked concern when he unexpectedly banned 500- and 1,000-rupee bills—a move that aimed to curb untaxed wealth but now threatens to slow the country’s economic growth.
Vladimir Putin – The Russian president made headlines this year with his country’s intervention in Syria and evidence showing that Russian operatives were responsible for the hack of Democratic National Committee servers.
Mark Zuckerberg – For reaching the unprecedented global reach when Facebook surpassed the 1 billion mobile daily users mark. The CEO has also faced pressure to take responsibility for the site’s role in spreading fake or misleading news, amid criticism that those stories influenced the outcome of the U.S. presidential election.
Last year (2015), The Person of the Year was Angela Merkel, the Chancellor of Germany.
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