Time magazine names U.S. President-elect Trump person of the year

[December 07, 2016]    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Time Magazine has named U.S. President-elect Donald Trump person of the year, the magazine said on Wednesday.

President-elect Donald Trump speaks at a USA Thank You Tour event at Crown Coliseum in Fayetteville, North Carolina, U.S., December 6, 2016. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton

"It's a great honor, it means a lot," Trump told NBC's "Today" show in an interview shortly after the announcement.

(Reporting by Susan Heavey and Doina Chiacu)

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