Time names Trump person of the year and Twitter has a lot to say

Responses ranged from jokes to horror to memes.
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Heather Dockray
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No matter how hard you try to ignore Donald Trump, he just won't go away.

On Wednesday, Time magazine announced Donald Trump as its "Person of the Year." On the cover, Time wrote that he'd become president of the "divided states of America." Twitter couldn't agree more.

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While some Trump supporters greeted the announcement with joy, others noted that the editorial was highly critical of him and the type of damage he's already caused. NeverTrumpers and Clinton supporters noted that Hitler and Putin had both received the award before and that this was no honor.

At a loss for words (or for words that constituted more than 140 characters), Twitter responded with jokes, GIFs and outrage.

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Congratulations, we guess, President-elect Trump.

Topics Donald Trump

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Heather Dockray

Heather was the Web Trends reporter at Mashable NYC. Prior to joining Mashable, Heather wrote regularly for UPROXX and GOOD Magazine, was published in The Daily Dot and VICE, and had her work featured in Entertainment Weekly, Jezebel, Mic, and Gawker. She loves small terrible dogs and responsible driving. Follow her on Twitter @wear_a_helmet.

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