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This is a glowing article in a periodical that the president has consistently praised – with one exception. The magazine's cover photo, Trump declared, "may be the Worst of All Time".

Time's praise to Trump's role in facilitating a truce for Gaza, featured on its November 10 cover, was presented alongside a photo of Trump shot from a low angle while the sun behind his head.

The result, Trump claims, is ""terrible".

"The publication wrote a relatively good story about me, but the photo may be the Worst of All Time", Trump wrote on his preferred network.

“They ‘disappeared’ my hair, and then had something floating on top of my head that resembled a hovering tiara, but an remarkably little one. Truly strange! I never liked taking pictures from underneath angles, but this is a super bad picture, and merits public condemnation. What are they doing, and why?”

Donald Trump has shown clear his wish to be pictured on the cover of Time and achieved this on four occasions in the previous year. The preoccupation has made it as far as his golf courses – years ago, the editors demanded to remove fake issues on display at some of his properties.

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

Its angle was unflattering to Trump’s chin and neck – an opening that the governor of California Newsom seized, with his press office tweeting a version with the problematic part blurred.

{The hostages from Israel held in Gaza have been liberated under the first phase of Donald Trump's peace plan, in exchange for a release of Palestinian detainees. The arrangement may become a signature achievement of Trump's second term, and it could mark a pivotal moment for the region.

Meanwhile, a support for his portrayal has come from unusual quarters: the communications chief at the Russian foreign ministry stepped in to denounce the "damaging" photo selection.

It's remarkable: a photograph says more about those who picked it than about the individual pictured. Just unwell persons, people obsessed with malice and animosity –maybe even degenerates – could have chosen such a photo", the official wrote on Telegram.

"And given the complimentary photos of Biden that the same publication featured on the front, even with his age-related challenges, the story is simply self-incriminating for the magazine", she said.

The explanation for his queries – why did they choose this, and why? – may be something to do with artistically representing a sense of power according to a picture editor, Guardian Australia’s picture editor.

"The actual photo itself is professionally taken," she notes. "They selected this photo because they wanted trump to look impressive. Staring up at someone evokes a feeling of their grandeur and the president's visage actually looks thoughtful and almost a bit ethereal. It's uncommon you see images of the president in such a calm instance – the photo appears gentle."

His hair appears to “disappear” because the sunlight behind him has bleached that section of the image, creating a halo effect, she says. Although the article's title pairs nicely with Trump’s expression in the image, "one cannot constantly gratify the subject matter."

Few people appreciate being shot from underneath, and even if all of the artistic aspects of the image are quite powerful, the appearance are not flattering."

The news outlet reached out to Time magazine for comment.