- The finalist for Time Person of the Year were revealed on Today Monday
- President Trump is in the running for the honor once again after being named Time Person of the Year in 2016
- The list is compiled based on who Time editors believe has influenced the world around them ‘for good or ill’ the most over the past 12 months
- Former football star Colin Kaepernick, who has become an activist and philanthropist during his ongoing free agency, also made the list
Time Person of the Year acquaints a commander-in-chief with strange bedfellows.
The finalists for the annual honor were revealed Monday morning on Today, with President Donald Trump once again in the running alongside two of his biggest political foes – special counsel Robert Mueller and football-star-turned-philanthropist Colin Kaepernick.
Those three men were joined by the members of the #metoo movement, the Dreamers, Jeff Bezos, Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman of Saudi Arabia and the list’s sole female, Wonder Woman director Patty Jenkins.
The group of finalists was rounded out by two Asian leaders, President Xi Jinping of China and Kim Jong Un of North Korea.
That list is compiled by the editors of the magazine based on who they believe has influenced the world around them ‘for good or ill’ the most over the past 12 months.
The final countdown: The finalist for Time Person of the Year (above) were revealed on Today Monday
Commander-in-tweet: President Trump (above in November at the annual APEC meeting) is in the running for the honor once again after being named Time Person of the Year in 2016
Targeting Trump: The list is compiled based on who Time editors believe has influenced the world around them ‘for good or ill’ the most over the past 12 months (Kim Jung Un on left and Robert Mueller on right)
Power to the people: Former football star Colin Kaepernick (above on Sunday), who has become an activist and philanthropist during his ongoing free agency, also made the list