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This is a favorable article in a periodical that the president has long exalted – but for one catch. The cover picture, Trump declared, ""might be the most terrible in history".

Time's paean to Trump's role in mediating a truce for Gaza, headlining its early November edition, was paired with a photograph of the president taken from below while the sun shining from the back.

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

"Time Magazine wrote a quite favorable story about me, but the image may be the most awful ever", he shared on his social media platform.

“My hair was obscured, and then there was something floating my head that seemed like a suspended diadem, but extremely small. Truly strange! I have always hated being captured from low angles, but this is a awful image, and it should be denounced. What is their goal, and why?”

Trump has made no secret of his desire to feature on Time’s cover and achieved this four times last year. The obsession has extended to the president's resorts – in 2017, the editors demanded to remove fabricated front pages on display at a few of his establishments.

The most recent cover image was taken by a photographer for Bloomberg at the presidential residence on October 5.

Its angle highlighted negatively Trump’s chin and neck – a chance that California governor Newsom took advantage of, with his communications team posting a modified photo with the problematic part pixelated.

{The Israeli captives in Gaza have been released under the opening part of Trump's ceasefire agreement, together with a release of Palestinian detainees. The deal might turn into a signature achievement of Trump's second term, and it may represent a strategic turning point for the region.

At the same time, a support for his portrayal has come from an unexpected source: the spokesperson at Moscow's diplomatic office stepped in to denounce the "damaging" photo selection.

It's amazing: a photo reveals far more about those who picked it than about the individual pictured. Only sick people, people obsessed with malice and animosity –possibly even deviants – could have selected such an image", the official wrote on Telegram.

Considering the favorable images of Biden that that magazine used on the cover, even with his age-related challenges, the story is simply self-incriminating for the publication", she noted.

The response to the president's inquiries – why did they choose this, and why? – could be related to artistically representing a impression of strength says Carly Earl, an Australian publication's photo editor.

"The actual photo itself is well-executed," she says. "They selected this photo because they wanted the president to look commanding. Staring up at someone gives a sense of their majesty and Trump’s face actually looks thoughtful and almost a bit ethereal. It’s not often you see photos of Trump in such a peaceful state – the picture feels tender."

Trump’s hair appears to “disappear” because the light from behind has bleached that section of the image, generating a radiant circle, she says. And, while the feature's heading marries well with the president's look in the image, "it's impossible to satisfy the individual in question."

Nobody enjoys being captured from low angles, and even if all of the thematic components of the image are highly effective, the appearance are not complimentary."

The news outlet reached out to the magazine for comment.