‘The View’ co-host Sunny Hostin ‘surprised’ by Taylor Swift being named TIME’s Person of the Year

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TIME magazine’s choice for Person of the Year, pop star Taylor Swift, and suggested other finalists like the Trump prosecutors or the Hollywood strikers might have been more deserving of the title. “She does everything, but for me, the TIME magazine Person of the Year, used to be man of the year in 1927, when it started, it was ridiculous.

But the other people that were up for this award were the Hollywood strikers, the Trump prosecutors and I feel like after the media, the law enforcement, the Trump prosecutors may be able to save our democracy,” Hostin said.Co-host Sara Haines noted that they “haven’t convicted him yet.”“They also had a couple of other people, that seemed to me, if the motto for the magazine is ‘the person or persons who most affected the news and our lives,’” Hostin said. “I was a little struck by it.”Co-host Whoopi Goldberg said Swift had the most impact, and argued she deserved the title. “We have sat at this table and talked about this girl and everything she’s done for most of year,” Goldberg said. “They’ve done this with various performers.

They give it to the person who has had the impact. Her impact has been startling.”Hostin said she was “not taking anything away from her,” but said she was “surprised at it.”She noted last year’s winner was Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, and 2021’s winner was Elon Musk.