On Thursday's episode of "The Don Lemon Show" posted to his YouTube channel, Lemon displayed the Time cover picturing Trump while lashing out at the magazine's choice in a tirade.

"They [Time] could have done it to someone who actually stood for democracy," he complained.

Lemon went on to immediately contradict that claim, reminding his audience that Trump is an elected official — indicating he stands for democracy — but said this doesn't qualify Trump for the award.

"Just because you are elected president of the United States does not mean that you should be 'Person of the Year,'" he said.

The clip of Lemon's tantrum was later posted to social media platform X.

"Time Magazine, what are you doing?" he demanded.

Lemon went into a rant about every accusation, smear and instance of lawfare against Trump before asking Time once again, "and you name them 'Person of the Year?'"

The former CNN anchor seems to still be grappling with the reality of Trump's immense sway as he told viewers, "Maybe we're being scammed."

After Trump's 2024, how could he not be "Person of the Year"?

Lawfare, multiple assassination attempts, endless media coverage and finally a decisive election victory in November make 2024 a year in the history books synonymous with the name Trump.

Be mindful, "Person of the Year" is not a declaration about the morality of the person chosen. Other "Persons of the Year" have included Joseph Stalin and Vladimir Putin.

Time chose Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler as "Man of the Year" — later changed to "Person of the Year" — on Jan. 2, 1939.