Trump posts ‘how’s it going’ message by contrasting the Time Person of the Year cover with a mugshot

President-elect Trump posted a message on her Truth Social account on Friday contrasting her photo from 2023 with the cover of Time magazine.

Trump was named Time’s Person of the Year this week, which featured a cover story and an in-depth interview as he prepares to take possession of the position for the second time

“As it began, as it goes,” Trump wrote with his photograph on the left and the cover of Time on the right.

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Trump's "how are you" publication with his photograph and the cover of Time magazine

“As it began, as it goes,” Trump wrote with his photograph on the left and the cover of Time magazine on the right on Truth Social. (Donald Trump/Truth Social)

The photo of Trump was taken in May 2023 when he was arraigned at the Fulton County Jail in Atlanta after being indicted on voter fraud charges.

The magazine announced that Trump, who faced an assassination attempt last summer and won the first non-consecutive US presidential term since Grover Cleveland in the 19th century, had been appointed its Person of the Year on Thursday.

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Donald Trump's Time Magazine Person of the Year

President-elect Trump speaks at a reception at the New York Stock Exchange after being named Person of the Year for the second time on December 12, 2024 in New York City. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Trump, at a ceremony after the announcement, called it an “honor.”

“Thank you so much for doing that,” he said. “Thanks to the whole team at Time. Really professional people.”