As 2022 comes to a close, TIME magazine is putting together its list of finalists as to who will be their person of the year. Included on the list is a figure who just won't go away, the soon-to-be-former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY), who lost her primary in August by nearly 40 points.
On Monday, NBC's "Today Show" put out a list of the finalists that they had obtained. On Wednesday the person or persons of the year will be exclusively revealed to them.
Alex Portée's write-up included a blurb on the various names included on the shortlist, and had this to say about Cheney:
Following the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, Rep. Liz Cheney has continuously voiced her support for the impeachment of former President Donald Trump, which has had resounding effects on her political career over the last year and a half.
Just months after first expressing support for Trump’s impeachment, the House Republicans voted to remove Cheney from the No. 3 position in caucus leadership. Then, in August 2022, the congresswoman lost her House seat in the Wyoming primary to her Trump-endorsed opponent, Harriet Hageman. Following the loss, Cheney spoke with TODAY’s Savannah Guthrie in an exclusive interview on Aug. 17, where she said she would do “whatever it takes to keep Donald Trump out of the Oval Office” in the next election.
Of course, it would be helpful to have some context in order. Cheney was not so much removed from her position as then House Republican Conference chair in May of last year for her opposition to former and potentially future President Donald Trump, but because she made it such a distraction.
Other names on the list include Xi Jinping, Elon Musk, the U.S. Supreme Court, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, MacKenzie Scott, the protesters in Iran, Ron DeSantis, Janet Yellen, and "Gun Safety Advocates."
Regardless as to if Cheney is chosen as the person of the year or not, it's unfortunately not likely she'll be going away quietly. As mentioned in the except above, she sat down for an eyebrow-raising interview with Savannah Guthrie, where she revamped her opposition to Trump. The interview raised eyebrows in part because she did not rule out a run against Trump. The former president officially declared last month.
"Liz Cheney" was trending on Twitter as a result, with many pointing out how ridiculous it was for her to be included. Our friends at Twitchy also highlighted how ridiculous many of the names on the list overall were, and also included tweets pointing out that the list isn't even taken all that seriously anymore.
Elon Musk spent $44 billion to save free speech, but Liz Cheney might get Time person of the year because she hates Trump. LOL.
— thebradfordfile (@thebradfordfile) December 5, 2022
Nobody and I mean NOBODY cares about @Time magazine’s Person of the Year. Get out of your liberal delusional bubble! Get real 🧐🤨🥴
— Baroness von M 🇺🇸 (@Brahmslover1278) December 5, 2022
Zelenskyy will likely win. But Musk and DeSantis definitely deserve consideration. Liz Cheney and Janet Yellen are laughable choices. Not a fan of entities being chosen (in this year’s case, the Supreme Court). It’s *Person* of the Year, after all. https://t.co/nbQXNtGPjQ
— Joe Concha (@JoeConchaTV) December 6, 2022
Are you kidding me: Liz Cheney, Person of the Year? What a joke!
— TheLeoTerrell (@TheLeoTerrell) December 5, 2022
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