Well, Putin is used to tugging people on the lapel, but Trump is not one to cower (unlike previous occupants of the oval office ;-)
Posted on 07/17/2018 4:43:20 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
Was Vladimir Putin the one in charge at Monday’s press conference with President Donald Trump at their Monday summit in Helsinki? Many people would say yes. But one body language expert says that may not have been the case.
Regarding the opening press conference between the two leaders, the U.K. Express reached out to someone to read the tea leaves (so to speak) in Trump and Putin’s posture — and it’s something that’s going to have a lot of Democrats furious.
“Judi James, author and body language expert, told Express.co.uk the duo are not as friendly as the warm words from Trump would have you believe,” the paper reported.
“If the May/Trump summit looked chilly, this Trump/Putin meeting looked buried under a thick layer of perma-frost,” James said.
“Both men arrived performing the kind of alpha posturing you normally see in a boxing ring, swaggering with puffed chests and in Trump’s case a mouth clamp plus what was bordering on a scowl to camera as both pulled at their jackets in what is commonly a ‘prepare to fight’ ritual,” James said.
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Ruh Roh!
I suspect they were preparing to do battle with the lame Press.
I think “body language” is like “phrenology”.
Well, Putin is used to tugging people on the lapel, but Trump is not one to cower (unlike previous occupants of the oval office ;-)
Unfortunately the progressive half wits typically have no clue about the complex machinations happening all around them. Their bias refuses their brain to function properly.
Especially with seasoned "public image" veterans....
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