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This is a favorable article in a publication that Donald Trump has frequently admired – except for one issue. The magazine's cover photo, Trump declared, ""could be the worst ever".

Time magazine's tribute to Donald Trump's part in mediating a ceasefire in Gaza, headlining its early November edition, was paired with a photo of Trump shot from a low angle while the sun positioned behind him.

The result, he says, is "super bad".

"Time wrote a relatively good story about me, but the image may be the Worst of All Time", Trump wrote on his preferred network.

“They removed my hair, and then had a shape drifting on top of my head that appeared as a floating crown, but an extremely small one. Truly strange! I consistently avoided taking pictures from underneath angles, but this is a extremely poor picture, and merits public condemnation. Why did they do this, and why?”

The president has expressed clear his wish to feature on Time magazine's front page and achieved this multiple times in the past year. The obsession has extended to his golf courses – years ago, the publication requested to remove fake issues shown in some of his properties.

The most recent cover image was taken by Graeme Sloane for a news agency at the White House on October 5.

Its angle was unflattering to his chin and neck area – an opening that the governor of California Gavin Newsom took advantage of, with his press office posting a modified photo with the problematic part pixelated.

{The living Israeli hostages held in Gaza have been liberated under the opening part of the president's diplomatic initiative, together with a release of Palestinian detainees. The arrangement might turn into a major success of Trump's second term, and it might signify a key shift for the region.

Simultaneously, a support for the president’s appearance has emerged from an unexpected source: the spokesperson at the Russian foreign ministry intervened to criticise the "self-incriminating" image choice.

It's amazing: a photograph exposes those who chose it than about the individual pictured. Only disturbed individuals, people driven by hatred and hatred –maybe even degenerates – could have selected such an image", the official wrote on the messaging platform.

In light of the positive pictures of President Biden that that magazine featured on the front, even with his age-related challenges, the situation is self-revealing for the publication", she noted.

The answer to his queries – what were Time’s editors doing, and why? – might involve creatively capturing a sense of power stated by a picture editor, an Australian publication's photo editor.

The image itself technically is good," she explains. "They selected this photo because they wanted the president to look commanding. Staring up at someone creates an impression of their importance and Trump’s face actually looks reflective and almost slightly angelic. It's rare you see images of the president in such a calm instance – the photo appears gentle."

The president's hair seems to vanish because the sunlight behind him has overexposed that part of the image, creating a halo effect, she adds. Even though the story’s headline complements his facial expression in the image, "one cannot constantly gratify the subject matter."

Few people appreciate being captured from low angles, and although all of the thematic components of the image are very strong, the visual appeal are not flattering."

The publication contacted the magazine for a statement.