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It is a favorable story in a publication that Trump has frequently admired – except for one issue. The front-page image, Trump declared, "may be the Worst of All Time".

Time magazine's praise to Donald Trump's part in brokering a truce for Gaza, featured on its November 10 cover, was paired with a photo of the president captured from underneath while the sun shining from the back.

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

"Time Magazine wrote a fairly positive story about me, but the image may be the Worst of All Time", he shared on his preferred network.

“They eliminated my hair, and then had an object hovering on top of my head that looked like a hovering tiara, but an extremely small one. Truly strange! I always disliked taking pictures from below viewpoints, but this is a super bad picture, and merits public condemnation. Why did they do this, and why?”

Donald Trump has shown no secret of his desire to appear on Time’s cover and did so on four occasions in the previous year. The preoccupation has reached Trump’s golf clubs – previously, the magazine asked him to remove fabricated front pages on display at several of his venues.

This issue's photograph was shot by a photographer for a news agency at the White House on the fifth of October.

The shot's viewpoint was unflattering to the president's jawline and throat – an opportunity that California governor Newsom seized, with his press office posting a modified photo with the offending area blurred.

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Simultaneously, a defence of Trump's image has emerged from unusual quarters: the communications chief at Moscow's diplomatic office came forward to criticise the "damaging" photo selection.

It's remarkable: a photo reveals far more about those who picked it than about the subject. Only sick people, people obsessed with malice and animosity –perhaps even perverts – could have selected such an image", the official posted on her social channel.

"And given the complimentary photos of Biden that the same publication displayed on the cover, despite his physical infirmity, the case is self-damaging for Time", she added.

The explanation for the president's inquiries – why did they choose this, and why? – could be related to creatively capturing a feeling of authority says an imaging expert, a media professional.

The image itself technically is good," she notes. "They picked this image because they wanted Trump to look impressive. Looking up at a person creates an impression of their grandeur and the president's visage actually looks thoughtful and almost somewhat divine. It’s not often you see images of the president in such a serene moment – the photo appears gentle."

Trump’s hair looks erased because the light from behind has bleached that section of the image, producing a glowing aura, she adds. Although the story’s headline pairs nicely with the president's look in the image, "you can’t always please the individual in question."

"No one likes being photographed from below, and while all of the conceptual elements of the image are highly effective, the visual appeal are not complimentary."

The news outlet reached out to Time magazine for feedback.