Trump is named Time's Person of the Year and rings the New York Stock Exchange's opening bell

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

87% : Before he rang the opening bell at 9:30 a.m., a first for him, Trump spoke at the exchange and called it "a tremendous honor.
76% : Trump has long had a fascination with being on the cover of Time, where he first made an appearance in 1989.
72% : Trump took the stage at the exchange flanked by family members and members of his incoming administration while his favored walk-on song, "God Bless the U.S.A.," played.
66% : Trump was also Time's Person of the Year in 2016, when he was first elected to the White House.
62% : Sam Jacobs, Time's editor in chief, announced on NBC's "Today" show that Trump was Time's 2024 Person of the Year.
56% : "In an interview with the magazine published Thursday, Trump spoke about his final campaign blitz and election win.
53% : "Trump was on Wall Street to mark the ceremonial start of the day's trading.
50% : Earlier this year, Trump sat for interviews with the magazine for a story that ran in April.
47% : Jacobs said Trump was someone who "for better or for worse, had the most influence on the news in 2024.""This is someone who made an historic comeback, who reshaped the American presidency and who's reordering American politics," Jacobs said.
46% : "Trump crafted his image as a wealthy real estate developer, which he played up as the star of the TV reality show "The Apprentice" and during his presidential campaign.
45% : Why isn't the Vice President engaging with the public on the same level?"In his latest interview published Thursday, Trump reiterated that he's going to pardon most of those convicted in riot at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
42% : "I called it '72 Days of Fury,'" Trump said.
40% : "Trump said he would not ask members of his administration to sign a loyalty pledge.
38% : On the war in Gaza, Trump said he wants to end the conflict and that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu knows it.
38% : When Trump was asked whether he trusted Netanyahu, he told Time: "I don't trust anybody.
27% : He has falsely claimed to hold the record for cover appearances, and The Washington Post reported in 2017 that Trump had a fake picture of himself on the cover of the magazine hanging in several of his golf country clubs.

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