'The worst of all time': Trump rails against Time's 'super bad' cover picture.

It is a glowing feature in a publication that Donald Trump has consistently praised – except for one issue. The front-page image, the president decreed, ""might be the most terrible in history".

Time's praise to the president's involvement in mediating a truce for Gaza, headlining its early November edition, was presented alongside a photo of Trump shot from a low angle while the sun positioned behind him.

The effect, the president asserts, is "super bad".

"Time wrote a fairly positive story about me, but the photo may be the lowest quality in history", Trump wrote on his preferred network.

“My hair was erased, and then there was something floating my head that looked like a floating crown, but very tiny. Very odd! I have consistently disliked being photographed from below, but this is a extremely poor image, and it merits criticism. What is their goal, and why?”

Trump has made no secret of his desire to be pictured on the cover of Time and did so four times last year. The obsession has extended to Trump’s golf clubs – in 2017, the magazine asked him to remove fake issues shown in several of his venues.

The most recent cover image was captured by Graeme Sloane for a news agency at the presidential residence on the fifth of October.

The perspective was unflattering to Trump’s chin and neck – an opening that California governor Gavin Newsom did not miss, with his communications team sharing an altered image with the offending area blurred.

{The Israeli captives detained in Gaza have been released under the initial stage of the president's diplomatic initiative, together with a release of Palestinian detainees. This agreement could be a major success of Trump's second term, and it could mark a pivotal moment for that part of the world.

Meanwhile, a defense of the president’s appearance has emerged from an unexpected source: the spokesperson at the Russian foreign ministry came forward to criticise the "damaging" photo selection.

It's remarkable: a image says more about those who chose it than about the person in it. Just unwell persons, people driven by hatred and resentment –possibly even deviants – could have selected such an image", the official shared on Telegram.

Considering the favorable images of President Biden that that magazine displayed on the cover, despite his physical infirmity, the case is self-damaging for Time", she noted.

The answer to the president's inquiries – why did they choose this, and why? – could be related to creatively capturing a sense of power according to an imaging expert, an Australian publication's photo editor.

The image itself is professionally taken," she explains. "They selected this photo because they wanted Trump to look impressive. Staring up at someone creates an impression of their grandeur and Trump’s face actually looks reflective and almost slightly angelic. It’s not often you see images of the president in such a serene moment – the picture feels tender."

The president's hair looks erased because the sunlight behind him has washed out that area of the image, producing a glowing aura, she says. Although the feature's heading pairs nicely with Trump’s expression in the image, "it's impossible to satisfy the individual in question."

Few people appreciate being shot from underneath, and while all of the thematic components of the image are very strong, the visual appeal are not complimentary."

The news outlet reached out to the magazine for feedback.