'The most terrible ever': Trump rails against Time magazine's 'extremely poor' cover picture.

This is a positive story in a publication that Donald Trump has long exalted – but for one catch. The front-page image, the president decreed, ""might be the most terrible in history".

Time's tribute to Trump's role in brokering a ceasefire in Gaza, headlining its early November edition, was presented alongside a photo of Trump captured from underneath while the sun positioned behind him.

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

"Time Magazine wrote a relatively good story about me, but the picture may be the lowest quality in history", the president posted on his preferred network.

“My hair was obscured, and then there was a shape over my head that looked like a suspended diadem, but extremely small. Very odd! I have always hated being shot from underneath, but this is a super bad image, and it should be denounced. Why did they choose this, and why?”

Donald Trump has shown obvious his ambition to appear on the cover of Time and accomplished it four times last year. The preoccupation has made it as far as the president's resorts – previously, the publication requested to remove mocked up covers on display at several of his venues.

The most recent cover image was captured by a photographer for Bloomberg at the White House on the fifth of October.

The perspective highlighted negatively his chin and neck area – an opening that California governor Gavin Newsom did not miss, with the governor's office sharing an altered image with the offending area pixelated.

{The Israeli captives in Gaza have been freed under the first phase of Trump's ceasefire agreement, together with a freeing of Palestinian inmates. The arrangement could be a defining accomplishment of his next term, and it could mark a pivotal moment for the region.

At the same time, a support for his portrayal has emerged from a surprising origin: the spokesperson at Moscow's diplomatic office stepped in to criticise the "self-incriminating" picture decision.

It's amazing: a image reveals far more about those who chose it than about the person in it. Just unwell persons, people filled with spite and resentment –maybe even degenerates – could have chosen such a photo", Maria Zakharova wrote on Telegram.

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

The explanation for his queries – why did they choose this, and why? – could be related to creatively capturing a feeling of authority 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 commanding. Gazing upward gives a sense of their majesty and his expression actually looks contemplative and almost a bit ethereal. It's rare you see images of the president in such a serene moment – the image has a softness to it."

The president's hair seems to vanish because the light from behind 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 individual in question."

"No one likes being shot from underneath, and while all of the thematic components of the image are quite powerful, the visual appeal are not flattering."

The Guardian approached Time magazine for feedback.