President Trump took aim at Time magazine’s latest cover photograph featuring him, calling it one of the worst portrayals of himself despite conceding that the article accompanying it was “relatively good.” He singled out the image, claiming it made his hair “disappear” and depicted an awkward “floating crown” above his head.
He noted his long-standing displeasure with photos taken from below and said this particular cover was “super bad” in capturing his likeness. Trump emphasized that while he supports media coverage of significant developments—like the recent Israel-Hamas peace deal—he reserves the right to criticize what he considers a poor visual representation.
The magazine’s cover coincided with a major article detailing the agreement he helped broker in the Middle East, spotlighting the diplomatic breakthrough and its implications. The imagery, however, became the focus of his rebuke, overshadowing much of the editorial narrative.