On Wednesday TIME unveiled its Person of the Year cover for 2015. The well-known magazine named German Chancellor Angela Merkel as its choice.
Merkel is only the fourth woman to ever be named as “Person of the Year” by TIME and is the first woman to receive this honor since 1986 whenCorazon Aquino, president ofthe Philippines graced the cover. RELATED:Angela Merkel named Person of the Year by Time TIME makes a special note of Merkel’s leadershiprolein the Greek debt crisis and her involvement with allowing refugees and migrants into Germany. The cover of the magazine features a painting of the German leader. While these accomplishments are worthy of becoming the Person of the Year, many people on Twitter were surprised at TIME’s pick.
RELATED: Funniest Donald Trump memes after announcing his run for president Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump made sure he added his opinion. According to Trump, he believes the magazine would never choose him despite being a “big favorite” and the magazine picked someone who is “ruining Germany.” Here are some of the reactions from Twitter.
I told you @TIME Magazine would never pick me as person of the year despite being the big favorite They picked person who is ruining Germany
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 9, 2015
Merkel is a conservative who, on refugees, showed her compassion and political courage. She is the un-Trump. https://t.co/s9hgvEIx45
— Nicholas Kristof (@NickKristof) December 9, 2015
TIME magazine has just named German Chancellor Angela Merkel as Person of the Year. Somebody get Trump some smelling salts.
— Michael Moore (@MMFlint) December 9, 2015
Angela Merkel is the Shakespeare in Love of Time Person of the Year winners
— J-L Cauvin (@JLCauvin) December 9, 2015
Some wanted to comment on the portrait painting of Chancellor Merkel.
Does anyone know which exfoliating facial mask Angela Merkel is wearing on the cover of @Time?
— Terry A (@rawveggies) December 9, 2015
Does anyone know which exfoliating facial mask Angela Merkel is wearing on the cover of @Time?
— Terry A (@rawveggies) December 9, 2015
The picture of Merkel on the Time cover is odd. She looks barely human in that image. They made her look monstrous https://t.co/p3BnkH3gma
— Mary Whittier (@WhittierPal) December 9, 2015
It sure was nice of the ‘Tom Brady Courtroom Sketch’ artist to give us an Angela Merkel piece for the Time magazine cover.
— Tommy (@Tommy_In_Bama) December 9, 2015
Some people have never heard of Chancellor Merkel.
Who tf is Angela Merkel ?
— Lacy LaPlante. (@oh_sovivacious) December 9, 2015
*pretends to know who Angela Merkel is*
— Kitty Katdashian (@phillybosslady) December 9, 2015
