Biden and Harris named Time magazine’s 2020 person of the year

Joe Biden and Kamala Harris have been named Time magazine’s person – or persons – of the year for 2020.

The magazine said: “Together, Joe Biden and Kamala Harris offered restoration and renewal in a single ticket. And America bought what they were selling: after the highest turnout in a century, they racked up 81 million votes and counting, the most in presidential history, topping Trump by some 7 million votes and flipping five battleground states.”

As gathered by Eko Hot Blog, the accolade for Biden sees him follow in the footsteps of Barack Obama (2012) and Donald Trump (2016). Last year’s winner was climate activist Greta Thunberg.

In recent years the magazine has also taken to recognizing groups or movements. In 2017, the magazine selected “The Silence Breakers” of the MeToo movement, and in 2018, chose to designate journalists who were imprisoned or killed for their work.

Biden, a former US Vice President during the Barack Obama Administration, has been locked in a fierce battle with incumbent President, Donald Trump, for America’s premium seat of power.

The 78 year-old overcame all odds during this year’s Presidential poll in November when he staged an incredible upset to defeat Trump en route to becoming the oldest man to be voted into the oval office.

Ronny Ikpoto

Edidiong-Ronny Ikpoto holds a First Class degree in Media Studies. He shares a healthy enthusiasm for journalism, social & literary criticism, and creative writing.