Reid: Getting TIME’s ‘Person of the Year’ Title Is Not Like Winning the Academy Award ... Hitler, Stalin, Putin Also Won the Title

Reid But we begin ░░░░░░░░ with a dream of ░░░░░░░░ boy from Queens New ░░░░░░░░ This boy wanted so ░░░░░░░░ to impress those on ░░░░░░░░ other side of the ░░░░░░░░ River in Manhattan to ░░░░░░░░ accepted by its elites ░░░░░░░░ way to achieve that ░░░░░░░░ to be featured on ░░░░░░░░ covers of major magazines ░░░░░░░░ especially to be Time ░░░░░░░░ s Person of the ░░░░░░░░ Well today Donald Trump ░░░░░░░░ securing that distinction for ░░░░░░░░ second time But to ░░░░░░░░ clear getting this title ░░░░░░░░ not like winning an ░░░░░░░░ Award It s not ░░░░░░░░ as actress Sally Field ░░░░░░░░ in 1985 when winning ░░░░░░░░ second Oscar I can ░░░░░░░░ deny the fact that ░░░░░░░░ like me right now ░░░░░░░░ like me No As ░░░░░░░░ Magazine describes it for ░░░░░░░░ years the editors of ░░░░░░░░ have been picking the ░░░░░░░░ of the year the ░░░░░░░░ who for better or ░░░░░░░░ worse did the most ░░░░░░░░ shape the world and ░░░░░░░░ headlines over the past ░░░░░░░░ months In many years ░░░░░░░░ choice is a difficult ░░░░░░░░ In 2024 it was ░░░░░░░░ The key line for ░░░░░░░░ or for worse is ░░░░░░░░ much of a ringing ░░░░░░░░ and we all know ░░░░░░░░ one Trump falls under ░░░░░░░░ let s remember who ░░░░░░░░ has been given this ░░░░░░░░ in years past in ░░░░░░░░ same category Adolph Hitler ░░░░░░░░ Stalin Ayatollah Khomeini and ░░░░░░░░ Putin In fact Stalin ░░░░░░░░ the distinction twice just ░░░░░░░░ Trump Regardless of the ░░░░░░░░ he keeps we know ░░░░░░░░ important these magazine covers ░░░░░░░░ to Trump Just look ░░░░░░░░ this tour he gave ░░░░░░░░ Washington Post in 2015 ░░░░░░░░ his Trump Tower office ░░░░░░░░ a wall adorned with ░░░░░░░░ various cover appearances.”