Joe Biden and Kamala Harris Named Time Magazine’s 2020 Person of the Year | US News

Joe Biden and Kamala Harris have been named Time magazine’s person (or persons) of the year 2020.

The magazine said: “Together, Joe Biden and Kamala Harris offered restoration and renovation in one ticket. And the United States bought what it was selling: After the highest turnout in a century, they racked up 81 million votes and counting, the most in presidential history, beating Trump by about 7 million votes and changing five field states. battle “.

The praise for Biden sees him follow in the footsteps of Barack Obama (2012) and Donald Trump (2016). Last year’s winner was climate activist Greta Thunberg.

In recent years the magazine has also been dedicated to the recognition of groups or movements. In 2017, the magazine selected “The Silence Breakers” from the MeToo movement, and in 2018, it chose to designate journalists who were imprisoned or killed for their work.

Before naming this year’s winner on Thursday, the magazine announced four finalists, including Biden and Trump, as well as two broader categories: the movement for racial justice and frontline healthcare workers and Dr. Anthony Fauci. , the nation’s leading infectious disease scientist. Trump has been on the short list every year since he won the 2016 election.

Time has named a person of the year since 1927. The selection represents “an individual, but sometimes several people who had a great impact on the country and the world during the calendar year,” says the magazine. The designation is not necessarily an honor. Rather, it recognizes figures who have “influenced the news, for better or for worse,” according to the magazine.