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It is a glowing feature in a periodical that the president has consistently praised – with one exception. The cover picture, the president decreed, "may be the Worst of All Time".

Time's paean to Trump's role in mediating a ceasefire in Gaza, leading its 10 November issue, was paired with a photo of the president taken from below while the sun behind his head.

The effect, the president asserts, is ""terrible".

"Time Magazine wrote a quite favorable story about me, but the picture may be the lowest quality in history", he shared on his social media platform.

“My hair was ‘disappeared’, and then there was an object above my head that appeared as a suspended diadem, but extremely small. Very odd! I have always hated being photographed from below, but this is a extremely poor image, and it should be denounced. Why did they choose this, and why?”

Donald Trump has shown obvious his ambition to feature on the cover of Time and did so multiple times in the past year. The preoccupation has made it as far as the president's resorts – previously, the publication requested to remove fake issues exhibited in some of his properties.

This issue's photograph was captured by a photographer for Bloomberg at the presidential residence on the fifth of October.

The perspective did no favours for Trump’s chin and neck – an opportunity that California governor Gavin Newsom took advantage of, with his press office sharing an altered image with the offending area pixelated.

{The hostages from Israel in Gaza have been freed under the opening part of Donald Trump's peace plan, alongside a release of Palestinian detainees. This agreement might turn into a signature achievement of his next term, and it may represent a key shift for the region.

Simultaneously, a defence of his portrayal has been offered by a surprising origin: the communications chief at the Russian foreign ministry came forward to criticise the "damaging" photo selection.

It's remarkable: a photograph exposes those who picked it than about the person in it. Only sick people, people driven by hatred and hatred –maybe even degenerates – could have selected such an image", she wrote on Telegram.

Considering the favorable images of President Biden that the periodical featured on the front, even with his age-related challenges, the situation is self-revealing for the publication", she said.

The answer to the president's inquiries – what were Time’s editors doing, and why? – may be something to do with creatively capturing a sense of power stated by a picture editor, a media professional.

The image itself is professionally taken," she explains. "They selected this photo because they wanted the president to look impressive. Gazing upward gives a sense of their grandeur and Trump’s face actually looks reflective and almost somewhat divine. It's rare you see pictures of him in such a serene moment – the photo appears gentle."

Trump’s hair appears to “disappear” because the sunlight behind him has bleached that section of the image, producing a glowing aura, she says. Although the article's title marries well with his facial expression in the image, "you can’t always please the person photographed."

Nobody enjoys being photographed from below, and even if all of the artistic aspects of the image are highly effective, the visual appeal are not flattering."

The news outlet reached out to the periodical for comment.