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It is a positive article in a periodical that the president has frequently admired – but for one catch. The front-page image, Trump declared, "may be the Worst of All Time".

Time's praise to Donald Trump's part in facilitating a ceasefire in Gaza, leading its 10 November issue, was paired with a image of the president taken from below while the sun shining from the back.

The outcome, he says, is ""extremely poor".

"The publication wrote a fairly positive story about me, but the image may be the lowest quality in history", the president posted on Truth Social.

“They removed my hair, and then had a shape drifting on top of my head that resembled a floating crown, but an remarkably little one. Truly strange! I never liked taking pictures from low perspectives, but this is a super bad picture, and merits public condemnation. Why did they do this, and why?”

Trump has made clear his wish to feature on Time’s cover and achieved this on four occasions in the previous year. The preoccupation has reached the president's resorts – previously, the publication requested to remove fabricated front pages exhibited in a few of his establishments.

The most recent cover image was shot by Graeme Sloane for a news agency at the presidential residence on October 5.

The perspective did no favours for Trump’s chin and neck – an opening that the governor of California Newsom took advantage of, with his communications team tweeting a version with the criticized section blurred.

{The living Israeli hostages held in Gaza have been liberated under the initial stage of Donald Trump's peace plan, together with a release of Palestinian detainees. The deal could be a signature achievement of Trump's second term, and it might signify a strategic turning point for the region.

Simultaneously, a defense of Trump's image has emerged from unusual quarters: the spokesperson at the Russian foreign ministry stepped in to criticise the "damaging" photo selection.

It's amazing: a photograph exposes those who picked it than about the person in it. Only sick people, people obsessed with malice and hatred –perhaps even perverts – could have selected such an image", she posted on Telegram.

Considering the favorable images of Biden that the same publication displayed on the cover, despite his physical infirmity, the case is self-damaging for the publication", she said.

The response to the president's inquiries – what did the editors intend, and why? – may be something to do with artistically representing a sense of power stated by Carly Earl, a media professional.

The image itself is well-executed," she notes. "They selected this photo because they wanted Trump to look impressive. Looking up at a person creates an impression of their majesty and his expression actually looks contemplative and almost a bit ethereal. It’s not often you see pictures of him in such a calm instance – the photo appears gentle."

The president's hair looks erased because the sunlight behind him has bleached that section of the image, producing a glowing aura, she says. Even though the feature's heading complements the president's look in the image, "one cannot constantly gratify the individual in question."

Few people appreciate being photographed from below, and although all of the artistic aspects of the image are very strong, the visual appeal are not complimentary."

The Guardian reached out to the magazine for feedback.