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This is a glowing feature in a periodical that Trump has consistently praised – except for one issue. The magazine's cover photo, Trump declared, ""could be the worst ever".

Time magazine's tribute to the president's involvement in mediating a Gaza ceasefire, featured on its November 10 cover, was presented alongside a image of Trump shot from a low angle and with the sun behind his head.

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

"Time wrote a relatively good story about me, but the photo may be the Worst of All Time", he shared on Truth Social.

“They ‘disappeared’ my hair, and then had something floating on top of my head that looked like a floating crown, but an extremely small one. Really weird! I always disliked taking pictures from underneath angles, but this is a extremely poor picture, and should be criticized. Why did they do this, and why?”

Donald Trump has shown clear his wish to appear on the cover of Time and achieved this multiple times in the past year. This fixation has made it as far as Trump’s golf clubs – previously, the editors demanded to remove mocked up covers exhibited in several of his venues.

The latest edition’s photo was captured by a photographer for a news agency at the White House on the fifth of October.

Its angle was unflattering to the president's jawline and throat – an opening that the governor of California Newsom seized, with his press office sharing an altered image with the offending area blurred.

{The hostages from Israel detained in Gaza have been freed under the opening part of the president's diplomatic initiative, alongside a Palestinian prisoner release. The deal might turn into a major success of Trump's second term, and it may represent a pivotal moment for the region.

Simultaneously, a support for his portrayal has emerged from unusual quarters: the spokesperson at the Russian foreign ministry stepped in to denounce the "self-incriminating" photo selection.

It's remarkable: a photograph says more about those who picked it than about the subject. Only disturbed individuals, people filled with spite and hatred –possibly even deviants – could have selected such an image", Maria Zakharova wrote on her social channel.

Considering the favorable images of President Biden that the same publication displayed on the cover, despite his physical infirmity, the situation is self-revealing for Time", she added.

The explanation for the president's inquiries – why did they choose this, and why? – might involve innovatively depicting a feeling of authority according to an imaging expert, Guardian Australia’s picture editor.

The image itself technically is good," she notes. "They picked this image because they wanted the president to look heroic. Gazing upward evokes a feeling of their majesty and the president's visage actually looks thoughtful and almost slightly angelic. It's uncommon you see images of the president in such a peaceful state – the picture feels tender."

The president's hair looks erased because the light from behind has overexposed that part of the image, producing a glowing aura, she explains. Although the story’s headline complements his facial expression in the image, "you can’t always please the individual in question."

Nobody enjoys being shot from underneath, and while all of the artistic aspects of the image are highly effective, the appearance are not flattering."

The news outlet contacted the magazine for feedback.