Beat Trump: Biden and Harris Win 2020 Man of the Year

Joe Biden, who won the US presidential election, and future Vice President Kamala Harris were named “Person of the Year” by the magazine. Time. He writes about it Air force.

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On the magazine’s Twitter, the news of this is accompanied by the message: “Person of the Year is not only about the past year, but also about where we are heading.”

Time editor-in-chief Edward Felsenthal explained the publication's decision: "For changing the direction of American history and showing that compassion is stronger than division, for believing that the world's sorrows need healing."

A video appeared there, in which the winners are presented by singer Bruce Springsteen.

Watch: Bruce Springsteen announces the 2020 TIME Person of the Year #TIMEPOY https://t.co/Op4haO8MSz pic.twitter.com/yrbcTew0Tx

- TIME (@TIME) December 11, 2020

In the election, Biden bypassed current President Donald Trump, who continues to seek recounts in the courts.

Harris will be the first African-American vice president and the first Asian-American to hold the position.

Biden and Harris have not yet commented on the magazine's decision.

In 2016, Donald Trump, who won the presidential election, was recognized as “Person of the Year”. In 2020, he was also on the shortlist of four candidates, but lost to the Biden-Harris tandem. In addition to the two occupants of the White House, the outgoing and the future, the list included doctors fighting the coronavirus disease pandemic, and personally the chief US epidemiologist Anthony Fauci, as well as the movement for racial justice.

In 2019, according to Time, Swedish 16-year-old environmental activist Greta Thunberg was named Person of the Year.

The magazine has been awarding the title, now officially called Person of the Year, for almost 100 years. This always happens in December, when it’s time to sum up the results. Until 1999, it was called “Man of the Year,” but the term was changed because in English “man” and “man” are the same word.

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Along with individuals, organizations, movements and social groups can be noted.

“Time's Person of the Year is not an honor. This is not a sign of approval. And not recognition of popularity. This is a sober assessment of the world as it is, and the people who shape this world - for better or for worse,” says the magazine’s editorial principle.

The first “Man of the Year” was in 1927 Charles Lindbergh, an American pilot who was the first to fly across the Atlantic. Subsequently, this title was received by Stalin, Hitler, Roosevelt, Churchill, Deng Xiaoping, Queen Elizabeth II, Gorbachev, Putin, Martin Luther King, Pope Francis, as well as collective images - American Soldier and Internet User.

The magazine explained the awarding of the title to Hitler in 1938 as follows: “To everyone who followed the events of the past year, it seems more than likely that this man will make the coming 1939 a memorable one.”

The first woman “Person of the Year” according to Time was Wallis Simpson, an American divorcee, for the sake of marriage with whom the English king Edward VIII abdicated the throne.

In 2019, the magazine also began awarding titles in the categories of Entrepreneur of the Year, Show Personality of the Year, Athlete of the Year, and Advocate of the Year (one who best takes care of others).

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Winners in other nominations in 2020:

• "Defenders of the Year"

US Chief Epidemiologist Anthony Fauci and doctors are fighters against coronavirus.

“On the frontlines of the fight against COVID-19, the world's health care workers have demonstrated the very best of humanity: dedication, compassion, resilience and courage,” Time wrote.

The organizers of the Black Lives Matter movement are Porsche Bennett Bay and Assa Traore.

“When George Floyd was killed in Minneapolis in May of this year, it was further proof (if anyone needed proof) that there is no equality for black lives in America. After his death, a real wave of anger arose, and the organizers of the movement - both veterans and new leaders - were able to bring millions of people into the streets to loudly declare inequality,” the publication said in a commentary.

• "Entrepreneur of the Year"

Zoom founder and CEO Eric Yuan, whose company Time called “a lifeline for a deeply isolated society.”

• "Sportsman of the Year"

American basketball player Le Bron James.

• "Show Personality of the Year"

South Korean pop group BTS.

ForumDaily offered readers to vote for the one whom they consider most worthy of this title. Here are the results:

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