Trump Calls Out Time Magazine for Using ‘Really Weird’ Photo of Him for Cover: ‘What Are They Doing, and Why?’

Conservative News DailyOctober 14, 2025

The article reports on President Donald Trump’s reaction to his “really weird” photo featured on the cover of Time magazine, which accompanies a story celebrating his administration’s achievement in securing a Gaza peace deal. Time highlights that the first phase of Trump’s peace plan led to the release of living Israeli hostages held in Gaza, alongside the release of Palestinian prisoners, marking a potential strategic turning point in the Middle East and a signature accomplishment of Trump’s second term.

Behind the scenes, the peace plan emerged through intensive diplomatic efforts during the United Nations General Assembly, involving Trump’s envoys, including Special Envoy Steve Witkoff, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and jared Kushner. Thier collaboration led to a two-phase plan: an initial cease-fire wiht hostage and prisoner exchanges,followed by a framework for Gaza’s future governance,including disarmament and a transitional government.

Trump acknowledged the efforts of his team during a speech to Israel’s Knesset, praising Witkoff as a discreet negotiator likened to Henry Kissinger and calling Rubio potentially the greatest Secretary of State in U.S. history. Israeli officials honored Trump, with Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana comparing him to Cyrus the Great, a historic figure revered in Jewish history.

the article emphasizes the diplomatic breakthrough achieved under Trump’s leadership, the recognition from Israeli leaders, and Trump’s personal response to the media portrayal alongside this significant political development.

President Donald Trump took note of the “really weird” picture of him on Time’s cover, in an edition that otherwise celebrates his administration’s achievement in securing a Gaza peace deal.

“The living Israeli hostages held in Gaza have been freed under the first phase of Donald Trump’s peace plan, alongside a Palestinian prisoner release. The deal may become a signature achievement of Trump’s second term, and it could mark a strategic turning point for the Middle East,” Time said in a social media caption, which featured the magazine cover.

The living Israeli hostages held in Gaza have been freed under the first phase of Donald Trump’s peace plan, alongside a Palestinian prisoner release. The deal may become a signature achievement of Trump’s second term, and it could mark a strategic turning point for the Middle… pic.twitter.com/0bZDABIDGj

— TIME (@TIME) October 13, 2025

Trump responded to the image, writing on , “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?” the president asked.

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The Time article itself offered some behind-the-scenes information on how the Trump administration’s 20-point Gaza peace plan came about.

“The turning point in the negotiations came in New York a few weeks ago, during the U.N. General Assembly. For Trump’s envoys, the global forum was an opportunity to convene a conversation with allies and mediators. [Special Envoy Steve] Witkoff, who has labored on Middle East diplomacy since January alongside Secretary of State Marco Rubio, persuaded [Jared] Kushner to lend a hand,” Time said.

“Soon after, they brought the plan to Trump, who assembled a meeting of world leaders to present it. The gathering, which included a number of Muslim-majority countries from around the world, was ‘historic,’ Rubio said during a Cabinet meeting Thursday,” the outlet added.

“The group’s reaction surprised even the Trump team: less resistance than expected. Witkoff, Rubio, and Kushner then streamlined the proposal to a two-phase structure — first, a cease-fire and exchange of hostages and prisoners to stop the fighting; second, a framework for Gaza’s future, including disarmament and a technocratic transitional government. Trump played a role of his own in applying pressure. ‘I spoke a little bit tough,’ he told reporters Friday in the Oval Office,” Time said.

NEW: President Trump declares Sec. Rubio will go down as the “greatest Secretary of State in the history of the United States.”

“Marco will go down—I mean this—as the greatest Secretary of State in the history of the United States. I believe that—I believe it.” pic.twitter.com/PhIA0G09Vb

— Fox News (@FoxNews) October 13, 2025

During a Monday address to Israel’s Knesset, Trump lauded the three men’s work, saying of Witkoff, “Steve started this all by himself. I call him Henry Kissinger, who doesn’t leak … Steve doesn’t leak.”

He noted that Kushner came alongside to help, and Rubio may go down as the greatest secretary of state ever by coordinating it, Trump said.

Eye-watering moment inside the Israeli Knesset.

President Trump paused his historic address to honor his close friend and Special Envoy, Steve Witkoff — and the entire chamber erupted.

“Steve started this all by himself. I call him Henry Kissinger, who doesn’t leak — Steve… pic.twitter.com/F6USjGJxsv

— Overton (@overton_news) October 13, 2025

Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana said while introducing Trump, “Other American presidents have supported Israel, but as a giant of Jewish history, we must look back two-and-a-half millennia into the mists of time to find a parallel: Cyrus the Great.”

Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana called Trump “a giant of Jewish history” akin to Cyrus the Great, not just “another American president.”

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— AF Post (@AFpost) October 13, 2025

“You, President Donald J. Trump, are a colossus who will be enshrined in the pantheon of history. Thousands of years from now, Mr. President, the Jewish people will remember you. We are a nation that remembers.”