Donald Trump Trolled For Claiming He Was Offered Time's Person Of Year

"The President is incorrect," tweeted TIME

US President Donald Trump has become embroiled in a public dispute on Twitter after the Time magazine rejected his claim that he was offered the Time's Person of the Year Award. About 6 hours ago, Mr Trump tweeted that the TIME magazine called him to say that he would probably be offered the Person of the Year. He added that he rejected their offer: "I said probably is no good and took a pass. Thanks anyway!"

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. Thanks anyway!

Of course, many also took this opportunity to troll the US President. Among them were former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister and National Conference leader Omar Abdullah, as well as British tennis player Andy Murray and American domestic policy adviser, Neera Tanden.

The BJP just called to say I was PROBABLY going to be named next President of India but I would have to agree to an interview and a major photo shoot. I said probably is no good and took a pass. Thanks anyway! https://t.co/JYwdEZwZL3

Bbc just called to say I was PROBABLY going to be named sports personality of the 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. Thanks anyway!

My professor emailed me to say that I was PROBABLY going to get good grades like last year, but I would have to make the extra effort and not procrastinate. I said probably is no good and took a pass. Thanks anyway! https://t.co/0ByWLC5irq

This isn't the first time that Mr Trump has come to a face-off with Time. In June this year, the magazine asked the Trump Organization to to remove a framed front cover featuring the US President from several of its golf clubs after it was found to be fake.

Trump was named the magazine's 2016 "Person of the Year" following his election, in an edition which carried the title "President of the Divided States of America."