Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Mark Hamill mock Donald Trump’s TIME Person of the Year tweet
President Donald Trump gave Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Mark Hamill, and a host of celebrities and comedians a post-Thanksgiving treat on Friday when he claimed he “took a pass” on being TIME magazine’s “Person of the Year.”
“Time Magazine called to say that I was PROBABLY going to be named ‘Man (Person) of the Year’ like last year, but I would have to agree to an interview and a major photo shoot,” Trump tweeted. “I said probably is not good and took a pass. Thanks anyway!”
Time Magazine called to say that I was PROBABLY going to be named “Man (Person) of the Year,” like last year, but I would have to agree to an interview and a major photo shoot. I said probably is no good and took a pass. Thanks anyway!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 24, 2017
TIME issued a response a few hours after Trump’s tweet to say, “The President is incorrect about how we choose Person of the Year. TIME does not comment on our choice until publication, which is December 6.”
Alan Murray, chief content officer of Time Inc. (which also owns Entertainment Weekly), also wrote that Trump’s statement was false. “Amazing. Not a speck of truth here,” he tweeted in response to a news headline about Trump’s claim.
The President is incorrect about how we choose Person of the Year. TIME does not comment on our choice until publication, which is December 6.
— TIME (@TIME) November 25, 2017
Amazing. Not a speck of truth here—Trump tweets he 'took a pass' at being named TIME's person of the year https://t.co/D6SJgyTpcY
— Alan Murray (@alansmurray) November 25, 2017
“[The New York Times] just called to say I was PROBABLY going to be named comedienne of the year but I would have to agree to an interview and a major photo shoot. I said probably is no good and took a pass. Thanks anyway!” Louis-Dreyfus tweeted to tennis player Andy Murray, who also mocked Trump’s tweet.
“[BBC] just called to say I was PROBABLY going to be named sports personality of the year but I would have to agree to an interview and a major photo shoot. I said probably is no good and took a pass. Thanks anyway!” Andy Murray wrote.
.@nytimes just called to say I was PROBABLY going to be named comedienne of the year but I would have to agree to an interview and a major photo shoot. I said probably is no good and took a pass. Thanks anyway! @andy_murray
— Julia Louis-Dreyfus (@OfficialJLD) November 25, 2017
Bbc just called to say I was PROBABLY going to be named sports personality of the year but I would have to agree to an interview and a major photo shoot. I said probably is no good and took a pass. Thanks anyway!
— Andy Murray (@andy_murray) November 24, 2017
Hamill, who continues to poke fun at Trump’s incendiary statements through his Joker-inspired Trumpster persona on social media, tweeted, “Time Magazine called to say that I was DEFINITELY going to be named “Man (Person) of the Year” but I would have to agree to leak major #Ep8 spoilers. I said “no problem”, but then they told me you turned it down and now I don’t want it anymore. Thanks anyway!”
Time Magazine called to say that I was DEFINITELY going to be named "Man (Person) of the Year" but I would have to agree to leak major #Ep8 spoilers. I said "no problem", but then they told me you turned it down and now I don't want it anymore. Thanks anyway! https://t.co/0tPGr1cNEM
— @HamillHimself (@HamillHimself) November 25, 2017
Oscar winner Patricia Arquette, A Wrinkle in Time director Ava DuVernay, Star Trek: Discovery‘s Jason Isaacs, and New York Mets pitcher Noah Syndergaard also took comedic jabs at Trump.
“You can always print yourself another fake cover,” Arquette tweeted. In June, The Washington Post uncovered a fake issue of TIME with Trump on the cover had been hung in various golf courses owned by the president. Late-night hosts had a field day with that one; Seth Meyers called it “the literal definition of fake news.”
You can always print yourself another fake cover.
— Patricia Arquette (@PattyArquette) November 24, 2017
DuVernay wrote back to Trump’s latest tweet, “Nobody cares,” while Isaacs brought up the Russia investigation.
“The #MuellerInvestigation just called and said you were PROBABLY going to be named Soap Monitor on your wing and would have to agree to an interview and a perp picture with your combover shaved off,” the actor tweeted. “I said that’s waaaay f—king good enough for me.”
Nobody cares.
— Ava DuVernay (@ava) November 24, 2017
The #MuellerInvestigation just called and said you were PROBABLY going to be named Soap Monitor on your wing and would have to agree to an interview and a perp picture with your combover shaved off. I said that's waaaay fucking good enough for me. #TimeToStartPacking
— Jason Isaacs (@jasonsfolly) November 25, 2017
See more responses below.
Patton Oswalt called to say that he was going to tweet that GET OUT was PROBABLY his favorite movie of the year, but I would have to agree to get lunch with him and do a major photo shoot. I said probably is no good and took a pass. Thanks anyway!
— Jordan Peele (@JordanPeele) November 25, 2017
Hollywood just called to say that I was PROBABLY going to be named the next James Bond but I would have to agree to an interview and a major photo shoot. I said probably is no good and took a pass. Thanks anyway!
— David Schneider (@davidschneider) November 24, 2017
Hey @TIME, you misspelled “lying” https://t.co/xeRAVJETRm
— Chely Wright (@chelywright) November 25, 2017
Sports Illustrated called and said I was probably going to be Sportsman of the Year, but it was going to take a long photo shoot and interview. I’m not proud of my recent perm and have a interpretive dance class at the interview time so I turned it down! No Thanks SI!!
— Noah Syndergaard (@Noahsyndergaard) November 25, 2017
Cherie was PROBABLY slated to be TIME's Feline of the Year but declined the obligatory interview because she is a cat. pic.twitter.com/udDrm5x1C4
— Joyce Carol Oates (@JoyceCarolOates) November 25, 2017
Don’t forget: Trump has an obsession with TIME.
He’s complained on several occasions when he hasn’t been chosen for Person of the Year or the 100 list.
He even had a fake cover of TIME featuring him hanging in his golf clubs. https://t.co/MJ1sgJXCuE— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) November 24, 2017
Worth noting that Time is running an online pool about who should be person of the year if you want an idea of Trump's competition https://t.co/m9uhGg53o4 pic.twitter.com/YkOnNWrkTm
— Ben Jacobs (@Bencjacobs) November 24, 2017
