December 9, 2015 1:35 PM EST
O n Wednesday, TIME announced that German Chancellor Angela Merkel is the Person of the Year , citing her role in the Greek bailout, the fight against ISIS and the refugee crisis.
Reaction to the choice and the short list — ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi , Republican presidential contender Donald Trump , the Black Lives Matter activists, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani , Uber CEO Travis Kalanick and transgender activist Caitlyn Jenner — has been varied online.
Trump, in particular, has a lot to say. The real-estate mogul is leading a charge against the choice by reiterating that the magazine’s editors couldn’t handle making him Person of the Year. This has sparked a perfect tweetstorm of reactions to his reaction:
And here’s a glimpse at the rest of the conversation on the social network:
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