Politics | Time's Person of the Year Time's Person of the Year Goes to Donald Trump President-elect was the big favorite By John Johnson Posted Dec 12, 2024 7:11 AM CST Copied Donald Trump smiles during a town hall event at Macomb Community College Friday, Sept. 27, 2024, in Warren, Mich. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) It might have been one of the least suspenseful picks in the annals of Time magazine's "Person of the Year" selection. The magazine gave the 2024 title to Donald Trump, as had been widely anticipated. "This is someone who made an historic comeback, who reshaped the American presidency and who's reordering American politics," Sam Jacobs, editor in chief of Time, said on NBC's Today show, per the AP. "It's hard to argue with the fact that the person who's moving into the Oval Office is the most influential person in news." Runners-up: Others on this year's short list included Elon Musk, Kamala Harris, Mark Zuckerberg, and Mexican President Claudio Sheinbaum. Last year: It was Taylor Swift. Read These Next Journal pulls a controversial paper on arsenic after 15 years. The sheriff says he's never seen a worse case of child sex abuse. Google exposes man's butt, is ordered to pay him $12.5K. The Wall Street Journal is naming more names tied to Epstein. Report an error