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It is a glowing article in a periodical that Trump has consistently praised – but for one catch. The magazine's cover photo, the president decreed, "may be the Worst of All Time".

Time magazine's tribute to Donald Trump's part in facilitating a truce for Gaza, headlining its early November edition, was presented alongside a image of Trump taken from below and with the sun positioned behind him.

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

"Time Magazine wrote a fairly positive story about me, but the image may be the most awful ever", Trump wrote on his preferred network.

“My hair was ‘disappeared’, and then there was something floating my head that looked like a floating crown, but quite miniature. Really weird! I have consistently disliked being captured from low angles, but this is a super bad image, and it deserves to be called out. What is their goal, and why?”

Trump has made clear his wish to feature on Time’s cover and did so four times last year. The preoccupation has reached his golf courses – years ago, the editors demanded to remove mocked up covers exhibited in a few of his establishments.

The most recent cover image was captured by Graeme Sloane for Bloomberg at the White House on October 5.

The perspective highlighted negatively his chin and neck area – a chance that California governor Newsom seized, with the governor's office posting a modified photo with the criticized section obscured.

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At the same time, a defense of his portrayal has come from an unexpected source: the communications chief at the Russian foreign ministry intervened to denounce the "damaging" photo selection.

It's amazing: a photo says more about those who picked it than about the individual pictured. Just unwell persons, people obsessed with malice and resentment –possibly even deviants – could have selected such an image", Maria Zakharova wrote on the messaging platform.

In light of the positive pictures of Biden that that magazine featured on the front, notwithstanding his health issues, the situation is self-revealing for Time", she said.

The explanation for the president's inquiries – what were Time’s editors doing, and why? – might involve creatively capturing a impression of strength says Carly Earl, a media professional.

The photograph technically is professionally taken," she notes. "They chose this shot because they wanted the president to look commanding. Staring up at someone evokes a feeling of their importance and his expression actually looks thoughtful and almost slightly angelic. It’s not often you see pictures of him in such a calm instance – the photo appears gentle."

The president's hair appears to “disappear” because the sunlight behind him has bleached that section of the image, producing a glowing aura, she explains. Even though the story’s headline complements the president's look in the image, "you can’t always please the person photographed."

"No one likes being shot from underneath, and while all of the thematic components of the image are highly effective, the aesthetics are unflattering."

The publication contacted Time magazine for comment.