Time Magazine cover sparks fury: Trump calls ‘His Triumph’ photo the ‘Worst of All Time’, complaining the unflattering image ‘disappeared’ his hair.
The latest cover of Time Magazine, featuring President Donald Trump under the headline “His Triumph”, has ignited a fresh round of debate, not over the story’s content, but over the highly criticized photograph used. The issue, released this week, highlights the President’s role in brokering a complex and historic Gaza ceasefire and hostage-prisoner exchange between Israel and Hamas.
A Diplomatic Victory
The cover story recognizes the Gaza deal—which successfully secured the release of 20 Israeli hostages in exchange for Palestinian prisoners and remains—as a potentially signature achievement of a second Trump term.
According to Time, the agreement, which came more than two years after the initial hostilities in October 2023, could mark a strategic turning point for the Middle East, fulfilling the President’s pledge to end the conflict.
The diplomatic success followed a high-profile visit to the region, including meetings with Israeli and Egyptian leaders, and has led to calls from some world leaders for the President to be nominated for the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize.
The Photo Sparks Controversy
Despite the “relatively good story,” as the President himself described it, the cover image quickly became a flashpoint. Taking to his Truth Social platform, President Trump publicly lashed out at the magazine for what he called “the worst photo of all time”.
The photograph, taken from a low angle with strong backlighting, shows the President gazing upward. His criticism focused on two specific points:
- “They ‘disappeared’ my hair,” the President lamented, suggesting the lighting and angle obscured his hairstyle.
- He also complained that the lighting effect resulted in “something floating on top of my head that looked like a floating crown, but an extremely small one.”
He called the image a “super bad picture” and questioned the magazine’s intent, asking, “What are they doing, and why?”
The remarks instantly sparked heated debate online, with some users mocking the President’s focus on his appearance, while his supporters accused the magazine of deliberately choosing an unflattering photo as a subtle political jab.
The incident is the latest in a series of highly publicized spats between the President and the historic news magazine, once again highlighting the volatile intersection of politics, media, and celebrity in the digital age.
