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This is a glowing article in a publication that the president has frequently admired – except for one issue. The front-page image, he stated, ""might be the most terrible in history".

Time's praise to Trump's role in mediating a Gaza ceasefire, leading its 10 November issue, was accompanied by a image of the president captured from underneath while the sun shining from the back.

The effect, he says, is "super bad".

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

“My hair was obscured, and then there was an object above my head that looked like a floating crown, but extremely small. Very odd! I have never liked being shot from underneath, but this is a awful image, and it merits criticism. What are they doing, and why?”

Trump has made no secret of his desire to feature on Time magazine's front page and did so four times last year. This fixation has reached the president's resorts – previously, the publication requested to remove fake issues shown in a few of his establishments.

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

Its angle did no favours for his chin and neck area – a chance that the governor of California Newsom did not miss, with his press office sharing an altered image with the criticized section obscured.

{The living Israeli hostages held in Gaza have been freed under the initial stage of Donald Trump's peace plan, in exchange for a Palestinian prisoner release. The arrangement may become a major success of Trump's second term, and it may represent a pivotal moment for that part of the world.

Simultaneously, a defense of Trump's image has been offered by a surprising origin: the communications chief at Moscow's diplomatic office came forward to denounce the "revealing" image choice.

It's amazing: a image reveals far more about those who selected it than about the individual pictured. Only sick people, people driven by hatred and animosity –possibly even deviants – could have chosen such a photo", she shared on Telegram.

Considering the favorable images of President Biden that the same publication displayed on the cover, even with his age-related challenges, the case is self-damaging for the publication", she noted.

The answer to Trump’s questions – why did they choose this, and why? – might involve innovatively depicting a impression of strength says a picture editor, an Australian publication's photo editor.

The photograph technically technically is good," she says. "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 contemplative and almost slightly angelic. It’s not often 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 overexposed that part of the image, producing a glowing aura, she adds. Although the story’s headline pairs nicely with Trump’s expression in the image, "it's impossible to satisfy the person photographed."

Few people appreciate being photographed from below, and although all of the conceptual elements of the image are quite powerful, the visual appeal are not complimentary."

The news outlet contacted Time magazine for feedback.