Der Spiegel, one of Germany's top political publications, resumed its criticism of President Trump with its latest magazine cover, released Friday.



In an evident attempt to mock Trump's connections with Russia, the news weekly published a cover image of Russian leader Vladimir Putin with Trump's eyebrows and hair.

Der neue SPIEGEL ist da - ab jetzt zum Download und ab morgen überall, wo es Zeitschriften gibt. https://t.co/5alsLEJKDF pic.twitter.com/x4Jk0BoVM9 — DER SPIEGEL (@DerSPIEGEL) March 3, 2017

This is not the first time the German publication has gone after Trump.



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In reaction to the White House executive order temporarily banning refugees and immigration from seven Muslim-majority countries, Der Spiegel also depicted a drawing of Trump beheading the Statue of Liberty.

Der neue SPIEGEL. Ab jetzt zum Download und ab morgen im Laden erhältlich: https://t.co/qv6ihBqCQm pic.twitter.com/xtfI9YL2yW — DER SPIEGEL (@DerSPIEGEL) February 3, 2017

“Germany must stand up in opposition to the 45th president of the United States and his government,” Der Spiegel's executive editor, Klaus Brinkbäumer, wrote in an editorial last month.“That’s difficult enough already for two reasons: Because it is from the Americans that we obtained our liberal democracy in the first place; and because it is unclear how the brute and choleric man on the other side will react to diplomatic pressure,” he added.The magazine advocated a joint political opposition to Trump's policies, saying the president could not be trusted.“It is literally painful to write this sentence, but the president of the United States is a pathological liar,” Brinkbäumer wrote.