President-elect Donald Trump was named Time magazine's Person of the Year on Wednesday. The announcement was made by the magazine's managing editor, Nancy Gibbs, on NBC's Today show.
During the reveal, Gibbs announced the other top three finishers: Hillary Clinton as runner-up, followed by "the hackers" to round out the list.
When asked by host Matt Lauer why Trump was selected, Gibbs quickly responded, "When have we ever seen a single individual who has so defied expectations, broken the rules, violated norms, beaten not one but two political parties on the way to winning an election?"
Gibbs commented that the selection this year was "one of the more straightforward years."
The third place selection, "the hackers," refers to state-sponsored cyber security threats "looking to delegitimize an American election."
Hillary Clinton was selected for becoming the first female nominee of any political party seeking the presidency.
"The person of the year, as we always remind people, is the person who has had the greatest influence on events for better or worse," Gibbs said. "The fascinating thing this year is that I've never seen so much agreement on influence or the most disagreement on whether it was for better or worse."
Gibbs was referring to some of the rhetoric used by Trump during his campaign run.