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This is a glowing story in a periodical that Trump has consistently praised – with one exception. The magazine's cover photo, he stated, ""might be the most terrible in history".

Time magazine's tribute to Trump's role in mediating a ceasefire in Gaza, leading its 10 November issue, was presented alongside a photo of Trump shot from a low angle and with the sun positioned behind him.

The effect, he says, is ""extremely poor".

"Time Magazine wrote a fairly positive story about me, but the photo may be the most awful ever", the president posted on Truth Social.

“They ‘disappeared’ my hair, and then had an object hovering on top of my head that looked like a hovering tiara, but an extremely small one. Quite bizarre! I always disliked taking pictures from below viewpoints, but this is a super bad picture, and should be criticized. What are they doing, and why?”

Trump has made no secret of his desire to feature on Time magazine's front page and achieved this on four occasions in the previous year. The obsession has reached the president's resorts – previously, the magazine asked him to remove mocked up covers exhibited in some of his properties.

The most recent cover image was captured by a photographer for Bloomberg at the White House on the fifth of October.

The perspective highlighted negatively his chin and neck area – an opening that California governor Gavin Newsom took advantage of, with his press office tweeting a version with the offending area pixelated.

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Simultaneously, a defense of his portrayal has emerged from unusual quarters: the director of information at the Russian foreign ministry intervened to denounce the "revealing" picture decision.

It's amazing: a image reveals far more about those who chose it than about the individual pictured. Only sick people, people obsessed with malice and hatred –perhaps even perverts – could have selected such an image", the official shared on Telegram.

In light of the positive pictures of President Biden that the same publication used on the cover, notwithstanding his health issues, the story is simply self-incriminating for the publication", she said.

The explanation for Trump’s questions – what did the editors intend, and why? – could be related to artistically representing a feeling of authority stated by Carly Earl, an Australian publication's photo editor.

The photograph technically technically is good," she says. "They chose this shot because they wanted Trump to look commanding. Staring up at someone creates an impression of their importance and Trump’s face actually looks contemplative and almost slightly angelic. It's rare you see photos of Trump in such a serene moment – the photo appears gentle."

The president's hair seems to vanish because the light from behind has washed out that area of the image, producing a glowing aura, she explains. Although the article's title complements Trump’s expression in the image, "it's impossible to satisfy the person photographed."

"No one likes being shot from underneath, and although all of the conceptual elements of the image are highly effective, the appearance are not complimentary."

The publication approached the periodical for feedback.