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It is a favorable feature in a periodical that the president has consistently praised – except for one issue. The magazine's cover photo, Trump declared, ""might be the most terrible in history".

Time magazine's tribute to Donald Trump's part in facilitating a ceasefire in Gaza, featured on its November 10 cover, was paired with a photograph of Trump captured from underneath while the sun shining from the back.

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

"Time Magazine wrote a relatively good story about me, but the image may be the lowest quality in history", he shared on his preferred network.

“They removed my hair, and then had something floating on top of my head that resembled a floating crown, but an extremely small one. Really weird! I always disliked taking pictures from below viewpoints, but this is a extremely poor picture, and merits public condemnation. What are they doing, and why?”

The president has expressed obvious his ambition to feature on the cover of Time and did so four times last year. The preoccupation has reached his golf courses – previously, the editors demanded to remove fake issues exhibited in a few of his establishments.

The latest edition’s photo was taken by a photographer for Bloomberg at the presidential residence on October 5.

Its angle did no favours for the president's jawline and throat – an opening that the governor of California Newsom did not miss, with his communications team posting a modified photo with the problematic part obscured.

{The Israeli captives held in Gaza have been freed under the opening part of Donald Trump's peace plan, in exchange for a freeing of Palestinian inmates. The deal may become a major success of his next term, and it might signify a pivotal moment for the region.

At the same time, a defence of the president’s appearance has been offered by an unexpected source: the spokesperson at Moscow's diplomatic office came forward to condemn the "self-incriminating" photo selection.

"It’s astonishing: a photograph says more about those who picked it than about the person in it. Only disturbed individuals, people driven by hatred and hatred –possibly even deviants – could have selected such an image", the official wrote on the messaging platform.

In light of the positive pictures of President Biden that the periodical displayed on the cover, even with his age-related challenges, the situation is self-revealing for the magazine", she added.

The answer to the president's inquiries – what did the editors intend, and why? – may be something to do with innovatively depicting a impression of strength stated by an imaging expert, Guardian Australia’s picture editor.

"The actual photo itself technically is good," she says. "They chose this shot because they wanted Trump to look commanding. Gazing upward creates an impression of their grandeur and Trump’s face actually looks contemplative and almost slightly angelic. It's rare you see photos of Trump in such a calm instance – the picture feels tender."

The president's hair seems to vanish because the rear illumination has overexposed that part of the image, producing a glowing aura, she says. Although the feature's heading pairs nicely with his facial expression in the image, "you can’t always please the person photographed."

Few people appreciate being captured from low angles, and although all of the artistic aspects of the image are very strong, the appearance are unflattering."

The news outlet contacted the magazine for feedback.