Former CNN host Don Lemon had a hard time understanding Thursday that President-elect Donald Trump was named Time magazine’s 2024 “Person of the Year.”
This is the second time the magazine has given this title to a president-elect, after defeating former Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton in 2016. Lemon questioned whether the public is being “deceived” because there is no chance of Trump becoming president. He may be worthy of this title.
“Now, if you think about what ‘Person of the Year’ includes, just because you were elected President of the United States doesn’t mean you should be ‘Person of the Year.’ Dear Time Magazine, What are you doing?” Lemon asked. “I want to ask Time magazine, what do you say to the women who are probably still reading Time magazine? …What happens to the women on that list? Some of them… I think some of you have addressed issues that women have to deal with, such as discrimination in the workplace. [sexual assault]various things? You have someone on the cover of your magazine who has been adjudged a violent criminal, someone who has incited an insurrection, someone who has undoubtedly tried to overturn a free and fair election. We had a person who had multiple criminal records and multiple criminal convictions. ”
“And your name is [Trump] “Person of the Year” Is this a joke? Did something go wrong? Did someone deceive us? Producers, are you sure? ” Lemon continued. “There’s a convicted felon on the cover of Time magazine as ‘Person of the Year.’ Maybe we’re being fooled. Someone posted a fake tweet or something about this. Did you?”
magazine covered An “unprecedented” political comeback for the president-elect, who endured two assassination attempts, was convicted of 34 felonies in Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s criminal case in May, and won all seven battleground states. , the first Republican candidate in 20 years. Popularity vote. Trump faces separate criminal charges related to allegations of illegally storing classified documents at Mar-a-Lago and attempting to overturn the 2020 election results during the certification of electoral votes in Washington, D.C. was facing charges. (Related: Editor’s Daily Report: Trump named Time Magazine’s Man of the Year again)
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis filed charges against Trump under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) for allegedly trying to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election in Georgia. In a Dec. 4 filing, the president-elect’s legal team asked the state of Georgia to dismiss the charges because of the incoming president’s term.
“Trump’s political renaissance is unprecedented in American history,” Time magazine’s Eric Cortelessa wrote. “His first term ended in disgrace as attempts to overturn the 2020 election results culminated in the storming of the U.S. Capitol. When he announced his candidacy, he was shunned by most party officials. Just over a year later, Trump defeated the Republican challenger and won one of the fastest-contested presidential primaries in history. He spent six weeks in a New York City courtroom during the general election, and the former president. It was the first time for convicted of a crime-That fact did little to weaken his support. ”
After President Joe Biden withdrew from the race on July 21, the president-elect will ultimately face two Democratic opponents in the 2024 election. Vice President Kamala Harris then became the party’s nominee, raising nearly $1.5 billion and gaining significant early momentum. Stages of her 15-week race.
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