**Social Media Users Mock Donald Trump’s Latest TIME Magazine Cover Over “Turkey Neck” Pose**
*Published October 24, 2025, 4:45 p.m. ET*
Social media users have brutally mocked Donald Trump’s latest TIME Magazine cover, suggesting the former president intentionally posed his hands to conceal his so-called “turkey neck.” This reaction follows Trump’s outrage over an unflattering photo of himself used in the previous issue, RadarOnline.com can reveal.
TIME unveiled its newest cover on Thursday, October 23, featuring Trump sitting at the Resolute Desk in the Oval Office. The cover art includes a bold headline proclaiming “Trump’s World” in white text, while the word TIME is printed in an almost transparent font.
### Focus on Appearance Amid Global Topics
Although the edition discusses significant global issues—including the Israel-Gaza ceasefire and Vladimir Putin’s “power play”—social media users largely concentrated their attention on Trump’s appearance.
One user on X (formerly Twitter) wrote, “Did TIME bend the knee and give Trump a new cover because he cried about the other one they did?”
### Trump’s Fury Over the “Worst Photo of All Time”
As previously reported by RadarOnline.com, Trump blasted TIME on Truth Social for using an unflattering photo taken from an upward angle, which he called “the worst photo of all time.” In that image, Trump’s gray hair appeared almost nonexistent, and the sagging skin on his neck was prominently displayed.
He posted:
*”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 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 image seemed designed to portray the 79-year-old former president in a heroic light following the Israel-Gaza ceasefire agreement. However, it quickly became fodder for memes and relentless jokes about his appearance.
One user joked, “Turkey neck! Thanksgiving is only a few weeks away,” while another mocked, “Fat, balding, wrinkly, orange dude gets pissed because he looks fat, orange, wrinkly, and bald in a picture?”
### The New Cover Still Sparks Criticism
The contrast between the two covers was clear and appeared to meet Trump’s standards for his own images. Yet, the new cover did little to shield him from criticism.
Several users on X commented on Trump’s hand placement on the cover:
– “He definitely placed those hands to avoid more memes. He’s so insecure.”
– “A cover where he completely covers his NECK—whatever that flappy thing is?”
– “Funny how his hands are covering his turkey neck.”
### Trump’s History of Complaining About Unflattering Photos
This isn’t the first time Trump has expressed displeasure over unflattering photographs of himself. After his criticism of TIME’s previous cover, conservative commentator Scott Jennings revealed that he once allowed Trump to select the cover art for an upcoming book about his potential second term.
Jennings shared, “I let the president pick the cover, and it is a great photo of him.” He added that Trump ultimately chose an image of himself leaving the White House, being saluted by two Marines—a choice Jennings described as “a great call.”
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*Stay tuned for further updates on how public figures respond to media portrayals and the ongoing discourse on social media.*
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