If theres one guarantee around TIMEs Person of the Year, its that no matter who the magazine chooses, its bound to upset a lot of people. Despite the fact that the title is based on impact, not honor, dubbing someone person of the year still reads to most people as an endorsement.

The magazines Person of the Year for 2019 is Greta Thunberg, a choice that has sent all the worst people spiraling into major tantrum territory.

Donald Trump hasnt tweeted about Thunberg yet (Update: Yes he has),but its hard to imagine hes not fuming. Not only has he publicly mocked the young climate activist in the recent past, but he has a long history of being obsessed with TIME Magazine. He famously hung fake TIME covers featuring himself in his golf clubs. In 2012, he tweeted I knew last year that @TIME Magazine lost all credibility when they didnt include me in their Top 100. In 2013, when he wasnt on that list again, he called it a joke and stunt of a magazine. In 2015, when Angela Merkel was picked, he tweeted, 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. In 2016, he actuallywas named Person of the Year but by 2017, he was back to pouting about it.

Before Trump the elder got around to commenting on Thunberg, his dopey son was more than eager to pick up the slack.

The Hong Kong protesters were on TIMEs shortlist and clearly, theirs is a cause that means a lot to Trump Jr. Just kidding, these are literally his only two tweets about Hong Kong since the protests started:

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Hes expressed even less support for the protesters than his father, who has said next to nothing on the issue.

Trump Jr. isnt the only person ranting about TIMEs Thunberg pick. Its a big day for terrible people sharing their garbage opinions online.

Former Trump aide Seb Gorka retweeted this one:

For the record, Thunberg is only the fifth individual woman or girl to be named person of the year in the 90-plus-year history of the title. But concern trolls are gonna troll, no matter what.

Whether or not you agree with this one magazines ultimately arbitrary assessment that Thunberg and what she represents deserve this recognitionand she herself notably does not!there are plenty of ways to express that that dont involve being a belligerent jerk to a teenager.

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