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This is a favorable story in a publication that Donald Trump has frequently admired – except for one issue. The cover picture, he stated, ""might be the most terrible in history".

Time's praise to Donald Trump's part in mediating a Gaza ceasefire, featured on its November 10 cover, was accompanied by a image of Trump taken from below and with the sun positioned behind him.

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

"The publication wrote a quite favorable story about me, but the image may be the lowest quality in history", Trump wrote on his preferred network.

“My hair was ‘disappeared’, and then there was something floating my head that looked like a floating crown, but extremely small. Really weird! I have never liked being photographed from below, but this is a awful image, and it deserves to be called out. What is their goal, and why?”

Donald Trump has shown clear his wish to be pictured on the cover of Time and achieved this on four occasions in the previous year. This fixation has reached Trump’s golf clubs – previously, the editors demanded to remove fake issues shown in a few of his establishments.

The most recent cover image was shot by Graeme Sloane for Bloomberg at the White House on 5 October.

The shot's viewpoint was unflattering to the president's jawline and throat – an opening that California governor Gavin Newsom did not miss, with his communications team tweeting a version with the criticized section pixelated.

{The hostages from Israel detained in Gaza have been released under the initial stage of Donald Trump's peace plan, alongside a release of Palestinian detainees. The deal may become a signature achievement of Trump's second term, and it may represent a pivotal moment for the Middle East.

At the same time, a defence of his portrayal has emerged from unusual quarters: the director of information at the Russian foreign ministry stepped in to denounce the "revealing" image choice.

It's remarkable: a photo says 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", she shared on her social channel.

Considering the favorable images of Biden that that magazine displayed on the cover, despite his physical infirmity, the story is simply self-incriminating for the magazine", she added.

The answer to his queries – what did the editors intend, and why? – may be something to do with creatively capturing a impression of strength stated by Carly Earl, a media professional.

The photograph technically is professionally taken," she notes. "They selected this photo because they wanted trump to look impressive. Staring up at someone creates an impression of their majesty and Trump’s face actually looks reflective and almost somewhat divine. It’s not often you see pictures of him in such a peaceful state – the image has a softness to it."

His hair seems to vanish because the rear illumination has washed out that area of the image, producing a glowing aura, she adds. And, while the article's title marries well with Trump’s expression in the image, "it's impossible to satisfy the person photographed."

"No one likes being captured from low angles, and although all of the conceptual elements of the image are very strong, the aesthetics are not flattering."

The publication reached out to the magazine for comment.