Christine Blasey Ford, Meghan Markle, Jamal Khashoggi and President Trump are on the short list for 2018 TIME Person of the Year.
TIME magazine unveiled its shortlist for 2018 Person of the Year on Monday’s edition of NBC’s “Today” show, with newsmakers ranging from President Trump to Meghan Markle making the cut.
Co-host Savannah Guthrie explained that the honor goes to whoever “had the biggest impact on the world, for better or for worse” during 2018 before unveiling the finalists “in no particular order.”
- President Donald Trump
- Separated Families
- Vladimir Putin
- Robert Mueller
- Ryan Coogler
- Christine Blasey Ford
- Jamal Khashoggi
- March for Our Lives Activists
- Moon Jae-in
- Meghan Markle
TIME’s 2018 Person of the Year will be revealed Tuesday on the “Today” show.
The magazine’s online reader’s poll narrowed the list down to Korean pop band BTS, planet earth and the Thai cave divers, but it doesn’t appear that the reader’s selections will take home the 2018 Person of the Year.
President Trump said he passed on the honor in 2017 after winning in 2016. (AP)
Families who were separated after trying to illegally cross the U.S.-Mexico border are among the finalists. (AP)
Russian president Vladimir Putin was named the TIME Person of the Year back in 2007. (AP)
Robert Mueller’s probe of Russia’s attempt to meddle in the 2016 presidential election continues to make news on a daily basis. (AP)
Screenwriter and director Ryan Coogler’s “Black Panther” is among the most popular films of 2018. (Photo by Jason Koerner/Getty Images) (Getty)
Christine Blasey Ford accused Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh of sexually harassing her decades ago when they were both teenagers. (AP)
U.S. lawmakers have condemned the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, who was killed at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul. (AP)
March for Our Lives activists, led by Parkland shooting survivors, have called for gun reform. (Reuters)
South Korean president Moon Jae-in has made efforts to bring peace between his country and North Korea. (AP)
Actress-turned-royal Meghan Markle captivated the world when she married Prince Harry in May. (AP)
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Last year, Trump famously claimed he “took a pass” on being TIME Magazine’s 2017 “Person of the Year” after the publication reportedly called and said they’d “probably” offer him the spot. The magazine disputed his claim and selected "The Silence Breakers" who helped advance the #MeToo movement.
Trump took home the honor in 2016 after his upset victory over Hillary Clinton in the presidential election. The president recently told reporters that he should be selected for a second time.
"I can’t imagine anybody else other than Trump,” he said. “Can you imagine anybody else other than Trump?”
TIME began the annual tradition back in 1927 with the Man of the Year honor, which was changed to Person of the Year in 1999. Past winners include everyone from Adolf Hitler, Winston Churchill and Martin Luther King Jr. to “the computer” and “Ebola fighters."
Fox News’ Elizabeth Zwirz contributed to this report.
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