President Donald Trump accused TIME Magazine of using a cover photo of him that "may be the World of All Time" in a post shared on his Truth Social account early Tuesday (October 14) morning.
Trump, who was named as Time Magazine's 2024 Person of the Year in December, acknowledged that the actual article on his role in getting the Israeli hostages freed by Hamas as part of a peace deal was "a relatively good story," but slammed the underneath angle photo used on the magazine's cover.
"Time Magazine wrote a relatively good story about me, but the picture may be the Worst of All Time. 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! I never liked taking pictures from underneath angles, but this is a super bad picture, and deserves to be called out. What are they doing, and why?" Trump wrote.
Trump announced that Israel and Hamas both agreed to the "first phase" of a peace plan that would end the war in Gaza last Wednesday (October 8), which was confirmed by both parties shortly after.
"I am very proud to announce that Israel and Hamas have both signed off on the first Phase of our Peace Plan," Trump wrote on his Truth Social account. This means that ALL of the Hostages will be released very soon, and Israel will withdraw their Troops to an agreed upon line as the first steps toward a Strong, Durable, and Everlasting Peace," Trump wrote. "All Parties will be treated fairly! This is a GREAT Day for the Arab and Muslim World, Israel, all surrounding Nations, and the United States of America, and we thank the mediators from Qatar, Egypt, and Turkey, who worked with us to make this Historic and Unprecedented Event happen. BLESSED ARE THE PEACEMAKERS!"
All of the 20 remaining living Israeli hostages were released by Hamas on Monday as part of the first phase of the agreement. A previous ceasefire lasted from January 19 to March 18, which was followed by a barrage of deadly airstrikes launched by Israel across the Gaza Strip.
Israel blamed Hamas for the hostilities, claiming the militant group refused to meet its demand to release more hostages at the time. Israel launched its war with Hamas following the October 7, 2023, attack on an Israeli music festival, which resulted in an estimated 1,200 deaths and 251 people being taken hostage. Israel retaliated with its war on the terror organization carried out in Gaza resulting in more than 69,000 Palestinians and more than 1,900 Israelis being killed.
A United Nations commission comprised of a team of independent experts formally accused Israel of committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza and called on the international community to end the campaign last month.