The outlet used to print flattering photos of the ailing Democratic president, Russia\u2019s Foreign Ministry spokeswoman has said<\/p>\n
TIME magazine\u2019s latest cover celebrating US President Donald Trump\u2019s Middle East diplomacy sharply contrasts with the way it used to promote his Democratic predecessor, Joe Biden, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has said.
\nThe magazine used a photo of Trump showing the president from a low angle, emphasizing his chin folds, for a cover story marking what it called his \u201ctriumph\u201d in brokering a ceasefire between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas. Trump himself described the image as \u201creally weird,\u201d though he called the accompanying article \u201crelatively good.\u201d
\n\u201cConsidering the complimentary photos of Biden that the same outlet used to print despite his fragility, this is TIME exposing itself,\u201d Zakharova commented on Telegram on Tuesday, adding that whoever selected the photo was likely \u201csoaked with malice and hatred.\u201d
\nDuring Biden\u2019s presidency, sympathetic media allegedly worked to conceal signs of his physical and cognitive decline, repeating White House claims that clips showing him stumbling or appearing confused were deceptively edited \u201ccheapfakes.\u201d That narrative collapsed after Biden\u2019s poor showing in a televised debate against Trump, which led Democratic Party leaders to pressure him to withdraw from the race.<\/p>\n
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\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/0bZDABIDGj\u2014 TIME (@TIME) October 13, 2025 <\/p>\n
TIME printed Biden on its cover multiple times, including in June 2024 for a story titled \u2018If He Wins\u2019 detailing his ultimately-aborted presidential campaign. The then president was shown in a black-and-white photo in the Oval Office.<\/p>\n
The story behind TIME\u2019s \u2018If He Wins\u2019 President Biden cover https:\/\/t.co\/1kpDLJ6WWh\u2014 TIME (@TIME) June 4, 2024 <\/p>\n
The latest TIME feature praised the ceasefire agreement negotiated by the Trump administration, which is intended to end the violence triggered by Hamas\u2019 October 2023 attack on southern Israel. The truce, endorsed at an international conference in Egypt, has been hailed by several Arab states as a diplomatic breakthrough.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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