US President Donald Trump on Friday said he turned down being
named Time's "Person of the Year" after the magazine asked him for
an interview and photo shoot but did not confirm he would be
chosen.
He tweeted: "Time Magazine called to say that I was PROBABLY
going to be named 'Man (sic : Person) of the Year,' like last year,
but I would have to agree to an interview and a major photo shoot.
I said probably is not good enough and took a pass. Thanks
anyway!"
Time responded on its own Twitter account: "The President is
incorrect about how we choose Person of the Year. TIME does not
comment on our choice until publication, which is December 6."
Former editor Richard Stengel went further, retweeting Trump's
tweet with the comment: "Hate to tell you but that PROBABLY means
you're definitely NOT Person of the Year. They just wanted a photo
shoot. But I'm sure you still have that fake TIME cover somewhere
in storage."
https://sg.yahoo.com/news/trump-says-turned-down-times-person-005953571.html
