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This is a favorable article in a magazine that Donald Trump has long exalted – but for one catch. The cover picture, he stated, ""could be the worst ever".

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

The outcome, Trump claims, is "super bad".

"Time Magazine wrote a quite favorable story about me, but the picture may be the Worst of All Time", the president posted on his social media platform.

“My hair was erased, and then there was something floating my head that appeared as a floating crown, but extremely small. Very odd! I have always hated being photographed from below, but this is a awful image, and it merits criticism. Why did they choose this, and why?”

Donald Trump has shown no secret of his desire to appear on the cover of Time and accomplished it on four occasions in the previous year. This fixation has made it as far as his golf courses – years ago, the magazine asked him to remove fabricated front pages on display at several of his venues.

The latest edition’s photo was captured by a photographer for Bloomberg at the White House on the fifth of October.

The shot's viewpoint highlighted negatively his chin and neck area – a chance that California governor Gavin Newsom took advantage of, with the governor's office tweeting a version with the problematic part pixelated.

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Meanwhile, a defense of Trump's image has emerged from unusual quarters: the communications chief at Moscow's diplomatic office came forward to denounce the "revealing" photo selection.

It's remarkable: a image exposes those who selected it than about the person in it. Just unwell persons, people obsessed with malice and animosity –possibly even deviants – could have selected such an image", Maria Zakharova wrote on Telegram.

"And given the complimentary photos of President Biden that that magazine used on the cover, even with his age-related challenges, the story is simply self-incriminating for the magazine", she added.

The explanation for Trump’s questions – what were Time’s editors doing, and why? – might involve innovatively depicting a feeling of authority according to a picture editor, a media professional.

"The actual photo itself is professionally taken," she explains. "They picked this image because they wanted the president to look heroic. Staring up at someone evokes a feeling of their majesty and the president's visage actually looks contemplative and almost a bit ethereal. It's rare you see photos of Trump in such a serene moment – the photo appears gentle."

Trump’s hair looks erased because the rear illumination has bleached that section of the image, creating a halo effect, she adds. Even though the story’s headline marries well with Trump’s expression in the image, "one cannot constantly gratify the person photographed."

"No one likes being shot from underneath, and while all of the thematic components of the image are highly effective, the appearance are not flattering."

The Guardian approached the periodical for feedback.