Was there ever any doubt?
Donald Trump is TIME's Person of the Year 2016 #TIMEPOY https://t.co/5pTGOksevE pic.twitter.com/N8BtqTu9Nl
— TIME (@TIME) December 7, 2016
The announcement came complete with a Trump signature call-in to the Today Show:
https://twitter.com/MattCover/status/806479454415548416
"It's a great honor." –@realDonaldTrump on being chosen @TIME's 2016 Person of the Year #TIMEPOY
— TODAY (@TODAYshow) December 7, 2016
"There's a lot of division. We're going to put it back together." –@realDonaldTrump
— TODAY (@TODAYshow) December 7, 2016
Some excerpts…
Mitt Romney is still in the running for Secretary of State:
Is Mitt Romney still under consideration for Secretary of State? "Yes, he is." @realDonaldTrump tells @MLauer.
— TODAY (@TODAYshow) December 7, 2016
On Boeing:
"Planes are too expensive. We're going to get the prices down." –@realDonaldTrump
— TODAY (@TODAYshow) December 7, 2016
WATCH: @realdonaldtrump talks about his battle with #Boeing https://t.co/6Gf6XeDQN2
— TODAY (@TODAYshow) December 7, 2016
On his tweets:
"It's a modern-day form of communication." –@realDonaldTrump on sharing his thoughts on Twitter
— TODAY (@TODAYshow) December 7, 2016
On President Obama:
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"I really like him as a person." –@realDonaldTrump re: President Obama
— TODAY (@TODAYshow) December 7, 2016
"I take his recommendations very seriously." –@realDonaldTrump on taking President Obama's advice
— TODAY (@TODAYshow) December 7, 2016
On the sale of his public stock holdings:
"Why’d you sell all your holdings in June?" –@MLauer
"I felt that I was very much going to be winning." -Trump
https://t.co/NUbRAiUmVA— TODAY (@TODAYshow) December 7, 2016
And on Saturday Night Live, because the media has nothing else to ask him apparently:
"I hosted SNL when it was a good show, but it's not a good show anymore." –@realDonaldTrump
— TODAY (@TODAYshow) December 7, 2016
WATCH: “I like Alec, but his imitation of me is really mean-spirited and not very good." @realdonaldtrump on #SNL https://t.co/NEslxLZJuS
— TODAY (@TODAYshow) December 7, 2016
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