Time magazine named Donald Trump its “Person of the Year” on Wednesday. The magazine called him “President of the Divided States of America” on its cover. Trump is the president-elect. He will take office on January 20, 2017. The magazine calls the U.S. “the Divided States” in part because Trump did not win the most votes in the election. He did, however, easily win enough electoral votes to defeat Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton. In its story about selecting President-elect Trump, the magazine said that he won the presidency by inspiring “new levels of anger and fear within his country.” The magazine says the cover goes to the “person (or people) who wielded the most influence in the previous 12 months.” It said Wednesday that American presidents become “Person of the Year” about half the time in election years.

What magazine named Donald Trump as Person of the Year?
Readers Digest
People
Newsweek
Time
Time Magazine named Donald Trump Person of the Year.
Person of the Year
President-elect
Editor in Chief
President
What does wield mean?
to be on the cover of a magazine
to have and use, for example power or influence
to lose an election
to win an election