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

Few public figures have faced as much speculation about their hair as Donald Trump. Over the decades, late-night hosts, comedians, and journalists have all weighed in. Some have suggested elaborate styling routines; others have theorized about surgical procedures.

Cosmetic surgeon Dr. Gary Linkov once estimated that Trump might have undergone several treatments over the years, but Trump himself has always laughed off such speculation. “It’s my hair,” he has said on more than one occasion. “I don’t wear a toupee. It’s real.”

For his supporters, these debates are little more than media noise—distractions from what they see as his accomplishments in diplomacy and economics. Yet Trump’s willingness to publicly criticize TIME over an unflattering photo underscores how deeply he understands modern media: perception, he knows, often shapes reality.

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