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It is a favorable story in a periodical that Trump has frequently admired – except for one issue. The magazine's cover photo, Trump declared, "may be the Worst of All Time".

Time magazine's praise to Donald Trump's part in brokering a ceasefire in Gaza, leading its 10 November issue, was presented alongside a image of Trump taken from below and with the sun positioned behind him.

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

"Time Magazine wrote a fairly positive story about me, but the picture may be the lowest quality in history", Trump wrote on his preferred network.

“They ‘disappeared’ my hair, and then had a shape drifting on top of my head that resembled a floating crown, but an remarkably little one. Really weird! I always disliked taking pictures from low perspectives, but this is a super bad picture, and merits public condemnation. What are they doing, and why?”

Trump has made no secret of his desire to feature on the cover of Time and achieved this on four occasions in the previous year. The preoccupation has reached his golf courses – in 2017, the magazine asked him to remove fabricated front pages exhibited in several of his venues.

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

The perspective highlighted negatively his chin and neck area – an opening that California governor Newsom took advantage of, with his communications team tweeting a version with the problematic part pixelated.

{The hostages from Israel detained in Gaza have been freed under the first phase of Trump's ceasefire agreement, in exchange for a freeing of Palestinian inmates. This agreement may become a major success of the president's renewed tenure, and it may represent a pivotal moment for the region.

At the same time, a defense of Trump's image has been offered by a surprising origin: the spokesperson at the Russian foreign ministry stepped in to condemn the "revealing" picture decision.

It's remarkable: a image exposes those who chose it than about the person in it. Only sick people, people driven by hatred and resentment –maybe even degenerates – could have selected such an image", Maria Zakharova posted on the messaging platform.

Considering the favorable images of Biden that that magazine displayed on the cover, notwithstanding his health issues, the situation is self-revealing for the publication", she added.

The response to the president's inquiries – what did the editors intend, and why? – might involve creatively capturing a impression of strength stated by an imaging expert, a media professional.

The image itself technically is good," she says. "They chose this shot because they wanted the president to look commanding. Staring up at someone creates an impression of their majesty and his expression actually looks thoughtful and almost somewhat divine. It’s not often you see pictures of him in such a serene moment – the photo appears gentle."

Trump’s hair looks erased because the sunlight behind him has overexposed that part of the image, generating a radiant circle, she explains. Although the feature's heading marries well with Trump’s expression in the image, "it's impossible to satisfy the individual in question."

Few people appreciate being captured from low angles, and although all of the conceptual elements of the image are highly effective, the visual appeal are not complimentary."

The Guardian contacted the periodical for comment.