The
claim was disputed by Time, which said it does not comment on who
features in its annual issue until its publication in December.
The matter naturally garnered the interest of social media with numerous people mocking the President's assertion.
It was a little over an hour before Murray responded to Trump, who was awarded the Person of the Year in 2016.
The tennis star wrote: '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!'
Murray
is a three-time BBC Sports Personality of the Year winner but it is
fair to say he faces very little chance of winning it this time around.
Time took to its own Twitter page to hit back at Mr Trump's claims.
Murray is a three-time winner of the BBC Sports Personality of the Year
Trump was named Person of the Year last year by the magazine following his shock election victory over Hillary Clinton
Time Magazine says Trump was
wrong to say that he was told he would 'probably' be named Person of the
Year. 'The President is incorrect about how we choose Person of the
Year,' the publication tweeted on Friday.
The
publication wrote: 'The President is incorrect about how we choose
Person of the Year. TIME does not comment on our choice until
publication, which is December 6.'
Trump frequently brags about his cover appearances in the iconic magazine.
He
has falsely claimed to hold the record of cover appearances, and was
revealed earlier this year to have displayed fake issues of Time at
several of his private golf clubs.
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