Melania Trump joins Donald as he celebrates being named Time Person of the Year

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

77% : Before ringing the opening bell at 9.30am EST, in a first for the business tycoon-turned-politician, Trump called it a "tremendous honour".
76% : Trump told the crowd: "Time Magazine, getting this honour for the second time, I think [I] like it better this time actually."Wearing a fitted grey suit with wide leg trousers, Melania strolled onto the stage behind her husband with one hand in her pocket as Trump's campaign anthem, God Bless the USA by Lee Greenwood, blasted.
76% : Trump has long had a fascination with being on the cover of Time, wher ehe first appeared in 1989.
66% : As the song faded out, Melania broke into a wide smile and applauded Trump as he stepped forward to speak.
60% : Trump was pictured with his team and family standing proudly beside him, including wife Melania, daughters Ivanka and Tiffany and Cabinet nominees including Robert F Kennedy Jr., Ben Carson and incoming Vice President JD Vance.
57% : "In an interview with the magazine, Trump spoke about his final campaign push and election win.
56% : "Trump was previously Time's Person of the Year in 2016, when he was first elected to the White House.
56% : When asked whether he trusted Netanyahu, Trump responded: "I don't trust anybody."The New York Stock Exchange regularly invites celebrities and business leaders to take part in the 9.30am ceremonial opening to trading.
51% : "Trump added he would not ask members of his administration, some of whom were stood behind him as he rang the bell, to sign a loyalty pledge.
46% : Asked about the ongoing war in Gaza in his latest Time interview, Trump said he wants to end the conflict and Netanyahu knows it.
37% : Sam Jacobs, Time's editor in chief, announced the 2024 winner on NBC's 'Today' show, saying Trump was someone who "for better or for worse, had the most influence on the news in 2024."
36% : But, Trump said: "It doesn't stop the military if it's an invasion of our country.
27% : He has falsely claimed to hold the record for cover appearances, with The Washington Post reporting in 2017 that Trump had a fake picture of himself on the cover of the magazine hanging in several of his country golf clubs.
21% : Other notable finalists for this year's award incldued Vice President Kamala Harris, who lost to Trump in the latest US election, X and Tesla owner Elon Musk, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Kate Middleton, Princess of Wales.

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