For Americans of Donald Trump’s generation, the cover of Time magazine will always hold a certain cachet. It is no secret that Trump still prizes the distinction of being its cover star but hours after his triumphant, wee-hours return from Monday’s lightning visit to Israel and Egypt for his declared ‘new dawn’ of Middle East, he had to wrestle with conflicting emotions at his latest appearance, with the headline: His Triumph.
In the plus ledger, Time had written a “relatively good” story about him. But they’d also chosen what he deemed to be a deeply unflattering photograph that looked as though the lens was pointing up from his midriff. Within hours, a morning critique popped up on his Truth Social account.
“They disappeared my hair and then had something floating on top of my head that looked like a floating crown but an extremely small one. Really weird!”
It was the only blemish for Trump after 24 triumphant hours after which even his adversaries on the Democratic left offered guarded commendations on the Israel-Hamas Gaza peace deal.
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