Trump on Time's 2018 'Person of the Year': 'I can't imagine anybody else other than Trump'

William Cummings | USA TODAY

President Donald Trump can only think of one individual worthy of being named Time magazine's Person of the Year for 2018. And you'll never guess who it is.

Unless you guessed Trump, in which case you nailed it.

A reporter, who assumed Trump would name himself, asked the president on the White House lawn Tuesday who he thought should come in second in Time's polling.

After clarifying it was no longer called "Man of the Year," but "Person of the Year" – he has publicly lamented the change in the past – the president said, "I don't know. That's up to Time magazine."

"I've been there before," Trump said. He won the "great honor" in 2016. He also reportedly had fake Time magazine covers featuring himself hanging in five of his golf clubs.

After thinking for a moment, the president confessed, "I can't imagine anybody else other than Trump. Can you imagine anybody other than Trump?

Trump said last year that Time called him to say he would "probably" be picked for the second year in a row, but he said he "took a pass" because it wasn't a sure thing. Time said the conversation never took place.

TRUMP closes by saying this about Time Person of the Year: "I can't imagine anybody else other than Trump. Can you imagine anybody else other than Trump? Have a good time, everybody. Thank you." pic.twitter.com/M8XVyZO4LI — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) November 20, 2018

The president has never exactly been shy about self-promotion or self-aggrandizement. As a real-estate mogul, Trump was known for putting his name in large letters on his projects. And as president, he has consistently given his administration an "A" or "A+" (although many experts don't agree with his grading).

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