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This is a positive article in a periodical that Trump has long exalted – except for one issue. The magazine's cover photo, Trump declared, "may be the Worst of All Time".

Time's paean to Trump's role in brokering a Gaza ceasefire, headlining its early November edition, was paired with a photo of Trump captured from underneath while the sun positioned behind him.

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

"Time Magazine wrote a quite favorable story about me, but the photo may be the lowest quality in history", Trump wrote on Truth Social.

“My hair was ‘disappeared’, and then there was a shape over my head that seemed like a suspended diadem, but extremely small. Very odd! I have consistently disliked being photographed from below, but this is a awful image, and it should be denounced. What is their goal, and why?”

Trump has made clear his wish to appear on the cover of Time and accomplished it four times last year. The preoccupation has reached Trump’s golf clubs – years ago, the magazine asked him to remove fabricated front pages exhibited in some of his properties.

This issue's photograph was shot by a photographer for a news agency at the White House on October 5.

The shot's viewpoint highlighted negatively Trump’s chin and neck – a chance that the governor of California Gavin Newsom seized, with the governor's office sharing an altered image with the problematic part pixelated.

{The living Israeli hostages detained in Gaza have been freed under the initial stage of the president's diplomatic initiative, in exchange for a Palestinian prisoner release. The arrangement may become a defining accomplishment of Trump's second term, and it might signify a pivotal moment for that part of the world.

Meanwhile, a support for the president’s appearance has come from unusual quarters: the spokesperson at Russia’s ministry of foreign affairs intervened to condemn the "revealing" photo selection.

It's remarkable: a photograph exposes those who chose it than about the subject. Just unwell persons, people filled with spite and resentment –maybe even degenerates – could have chosen such a photo", she shared on the messaging platform.

Considering the favorable images of Biden that that magazine used on the cover, even with his age-related challenges, the case is self-damaging for Time", she said.

The response to his queries – why did they choose this, and why? – could be related to innovatively depicting a sense of power says Carly Earl, Guardian Australia’s picture editor.

The image itself technically is good," she says. "They selected this photo because they wanted the president to look impressive. Gazing upward evokes a feeling of their importance and Trump’s face actually looks thoughtful and almost somewhat divine. It's uncommon you see images of the president in such a peaceful state – the photo appears gentle."

Trump’s hair seems to vanish because the rear illumination has washed out that area of the image, creating a halo effect, she says. And, while the article's title complements his facial expression in the image, "one cannot constantly gratify the person photographed."

Nobody enjoys being photographed from below, and even if all of the artistic aspects of the image are very strong, the aesthetics are not complimentary."

The news outlet approached the periodical for a statement.