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This is a positive story in a periodical that the president has consistently praised – with one exception. The cover picture, he stated, "may be the Worst of All Time".

Time's paean to the president's involvement in facilitating a ceasefire in Gaza, featured on its November 10 cover, was paired with a photograph of Trump taken from below and with the sun shining from the back.

The effect, the president asserts, is ""extremely poor".

"Time wrote a fairly positive story about me, but the image may be the lowest quality in history", Trump wrote on his social media platform.

“My hair was ‘disappeared’, and then there was an object above my head that looked like a suspended diadem, but quite miniature. Really weird! I have always hated being photographed from below, but this is a extremely poor image, and it should be denounced. What is their goal, and why?”

Donald Trump has shown clear his wish to be pictured on Time’s cover and achieved this on four occasions in the previous year. The preoccupation has made it as far as his golf courses – previously, the editors demanded to remove fabricated front pages shown in some of his properties.

The most recent cover image was captured by a photographer for a news agency at the presidential residence on October 5.

The shot's viewpoint did no favours for Trump’s chin and neck – a chance that the governor of California Gavin Newsom seized, with the governor's office posting a modified photo with the criticized section obscured.

{The hostages from Israel detained in Gaza have been liberated under the initial stage of Trump's ceasefire agreement, together with a Palestinian prisoner release. The arrangement might turn into a defining accomplishment of his next term, and it may represent a strategic turning point for the Middle East.

Meanwhile, a defense of the president’s appearance has been offered by an unexpected source: the director of information at Moscow's diplomatic office came forward to condemn the "revealing" photo selection.

It's amazing: a photograph reveals far more about those who picked it than about the subject. Just unwell persons, people obsessed with malice and animosity –perhaps even perverts – could have picked this picture", Maria Zakharova posted on the messaging platform.

In light of the positive pictures of Biden that that magazine displayed on the cover, even with his age-related challenges, the case is self-damaging for Time", she added.

The explanation for the president's inquiries – what did the editors intend, and why? – could be related to artistically representing a impression of strength stated by Carly Earl, Guardian Australia’s picture editor.

The photograph technically is professionally taken," she explains. "They picked this image because they wanted Trump to look impressive. Looking up at a person evokes a feeling of their majesty and Trump’s face actually looks thoughtful and almost a bit ethereal. It's rare you see images of the president in such a peaceful state – the photo appears gentle."

The president's hair appears to “disappear” because the rear illumination has overexposed that part of the image, generating a radiant circle, she says. And, while the story’s headline complements his facial expression in the image, "it's impossible to satisfy the person photographed."

Nobody enjoys being captured from low angles, and while all of the artistic aspects of the image are very strong, the aesthetics are not complimentary."

The publication contacted Time magazine for a statement.