Former Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski said Saturday that Time magazine should recognize that President Trump Donald John TrumpBubba Wallace to be driver of Michael Jordan, Denny Hamlin NASCAR team Graham: GOP will confirm Trump's Supreme Court nominee before the election Southwest Airlines, unions call for six-month extension of government aid MORE is the only right choice for the magazine's coveted "Person of the Year" distinction.

Lewandowski told Fox News that Time and other mainstream media outlets don't give Trump "the credit he's deserved."

"The mainstream media has never wanted to give this president the credit that he's deserved. I don't know who else can be the Time magazine Person of the Year other than our president, Donald Trump," the former Trump aide said.

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"As you know, the stock market is through the roof. People's 401(k)s are doing better than they were a year ago," he added. "Why should we be surprised?"

The former campaign manager's statement comes after Trump tweeted Friday that the magazine told him he could possibly be "Person of the Year" for the second year in a row. Trump said he turned the magazine down.

"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," Trump tweeted. "Thanks anyway!"

Time denied the claim from the president in a tweet.

"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," the magazine tweeted in response.

Lewandowski, who was fired as Trump's campaign manager before the end of the GOP primary last year, has been an active surrogate for the president since Trump took office in January.