United States President Donald Trump on Friday claimed that Time magazine had called him to say that he was probably going to be named their ‘Person of the Year’, but he had turned them down saying that “probably is no good”.

The magazine, however, responded saying that Trump was mistaken and that the person chosen for the award will be revealed on December 6.

The US president, who was given the honour in 2016 after his surprising election victory over Democratic Party candidate Hillary Clinton, has had a difficult relationship with the magazine. In June, Time had asked the Trump organisation to remove framed copies of a fake cover featuring Donald Trump, which were displayed in at least five of the president’s golf clubs. Dated March 1, 2009, it featured Trump and the headline “Donald Trump: The ‘Apprentice’ is a television smash!”