TIME Trump Cover Sparks Alteration and Portrait-Comparison Claims

TIME's new cover, photographed by Steven Voss, shows President Donald Trump leaning over the Resolute Desk under the headline "TRUMP'S WORLD." Observers and multiple outlets noted the pose closely resembles Arnold Newman’s 1963 portrait of Alfried Krupp, and Voss appeared to acknowledge the comparison by liking Instagram comments, though TIME has denied any intentional connection. The release follows Trump’s public fury over an earlier low‑angle TIME portrait he called "the worst of all time," and social media users have mocked the new image for apparently hiding his chin and neck while accusing the magazine of flattering or digitally altering the photo; some reporting links the softer portrait to TIME owner Marc Benioff’s reported outreach to Trump. The cover accompanies a feature in which Trump discusses efforts to end the Gaza war and his conversations with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.