hallie jackson right there on 5th avenue in front of that golden tower. last year it might be noted time chose angela merkel at its person of the year for 2015. and there was one very loud voice of dissent, in fact concept. his name is donald trump. trump tweeted i told you time would never pick me as person of the year despite being the big favorite. they picked a person who is ruining germany. today time announced 2016 person of the year and not a surprise, it was donald trump. on the today show this morning, trump said he was honored. well, it s a great honor. it means a lot. especially me growing up reading ime magazine and it s very important magazine. and i ve been lucky enough to be on the cuff maover many times t year and last year. but i consider this a very, very great honor. i m joined by time magaz e magazine s editor-in-chief and
the pulse of social media. he s the ultimate reality star. and now he s producing if you will the show of a lifetime, his presidential transition. the new york times reported that at a funds raiser this morning in manhattan, trump teased the audience with festivities planned for his presidential inauguration. the president-elect said he was paid a visit a day earlier by mark burnett, executive producer of the apprentice, the reality show that helped make the president-elect a house old nho name. mr. trump told the crowd that mr. burnett proposed reinventing it with a helicopter taking it off. all night here i m in a mood of giddiness because it s so absurd what he s up to, but the show business quality is unending. it s like he s a comic that has to keep the audience on its toes every second. he s scared to death of flop sweat. he has to tell a joke a second.
thank you so much for comingon. katie and governor rendell, happy holliday. coming up, a big backlash over the pick to head the epa. it s a clear ally of the fossil fuel industry. somebody who actually sued the epa. and he is pugtd the guy in charge of the chicken koop. i don t get it. plus the pop culture president. as trump continues to reimagine the presidency, he s meeting with mark burnett and plotting really big changes for his inauguration. and the hardball round table is here to talk about the emerging trump cabinet. trump is filling it with billionaires, millionaires and generals. feel like i m talking like bernie sanders now. finally, the 75th anniversary of the attack on pearl harbor. this is hardball, the place for politics. which is such a dad thing to do. after he gave his name the woman from capital one said