Trump Fires Back at TIME Magazine Over Unflattering Cover Photo Amid Praise for Historic Peace Deal

The photograph featured Trump in his trademark navy suit and red tie, positioned against a bright sky and shot from a low angle—a composition that, to most readers, seemed dramatic and bold. But to Trump, the angle and lighting felt less like a tribute and more like a slight.

“TIME Magazine wrote a relatively good story about me, but the picture may be the Worst of All Time,” he wrote on Truth Social. “They disappeared my hair and put something floating on top of my head that looked like a tiny crown—really weird!”

His complaint may have seemed lighthearted at first glance, but the former president made it clear that he took the image as a deliberate misrepresentation. “I never liked taking pictures from underneath angles,” he added. “This is a super bad picture, and deserves to be called out. What are they doing, and why?”

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