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1/ This nonverbal analysis is (thus far) my second dissection of the Trump-Putin Helsinki Summit.
2/ What follows is a partial nonverbal analysis of the Helsinki Presser focusing on several key responses of Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump - as Trump is answering a question from Jeff Mason (Reuters).
3/ JEFF MASON (beginning at 4:27:16 in above video link): "Thank you. Mr. President, you tweeted this morning that it& #39;s U.S. foolishness, stupidity, and the Mueller probe that is responsible for the decline in U.S. relations with Russia..."
4/ "... Do you hold Russia at all accountable for anything in particular? And if so, what would you, what would you consider them - that they are responsible for?"
5/ DONALD TRUMP: "Yes I do. I hold, ah, both countries responsible. I think the that the United States has been foolish. I think we& #39;ve all been foolish. We shoulda had this dialogue a long time ago, a long time, frankly, before I got to office..."
6/ "... And I think we& #39;re all, ah, to blame. I & #39;ink that the United States now has stepped forward, along with Russia - and we& #39;re getting together and we have a chance to do some great things, whether it& #39;s nuclear proliferation in terms of stopping, we have to do it..."
7/ "... Ultimately, that& #39;s probably - the most important thing that we can be working on.
8/ "... But, ah, I do feel that, ah, we have both made some mistakes. ∆ I think that thee, the probe is a disaster for our country. I think it& #39;s kept us apart. It& #39;s kept us separated..."
9/ "...There was no collusion - at all Ω . Ah, everybody knows it. Ah, people are being brought out to the fore..."
10/ "... Ah, so far, that I know, virtually, none of it related to the campaign. And they& #39;re gonna have to try really hard to find something that did relate to the campaign. That was a clean campaign. I beat Hillary - Clinton easily and, frankly, ah, we beat her ∆ ..."
11/ "... and I& #39;m not even saying from the standpoint, we won that race. And it& #39;s a shame there could even be a little bit of a cloud over it. Ah, people know that. People understand it. But the main thing — and we discussed this also — is zero collusion..."
12/ "... It has had a negative impact upon - the relationship of the two largest nuclear powers in the world. We have ninety percent of nuclear power between the two countries. It& #39;s ridiculous. It& #39;s ridiculous what& #39;s going on with the probe."
13/ During 4:27:44 - 4:28:46, Vladimir Putin displays a Tongue in Cheek dynamic, just AFTER Donald Trump says, "Yes I do. I hold, ah, both countries responsible. I think the that the United States has been foolish..."
14/ "... I think we& #39;ve all been foolish. We shoulda ..." and AS Trump says, "had this dialogue a long time".
15/ Putin displays another Tongue-in-Cheek nonverbal as Trump is saying, "long time, frankly" (during 4:28:47 - 49).
16/ Yet another Tongue-in-Cheek display is manifested by the Russian President as Trump says, "But, ah" (4:28:08 - 09).
17/ And Putin displays a fourth Tongue-in-Cheek display is seen as Trump is saying, "I think it& #39;s" (during 4:28:19).
18/ In these contexts, a Tongue-in-Cheek display is a strong nonverbal indicator of the thought-emotions of "I Just Won" - or more colloquially, "I gotcha"! There& #39;s also a significant emotional tone of smugness projected with the Tongue-in Cheek dynamic.
19/ During 4:28:05 - 4:28:07, just after Donald Trump says, "... whether it& #39;s nuclear proliferation in terms of stopping, we have to do it...", Vladimir Putin scratches the region just in front of his left ear.
20/ When displayed by a person who is listening (here, Putin), this specific signal is highly indicative of hearing someone (Trump) say something with which they disagree - or something they believe to be an attempt at deception.
21/ Intriguingly, the number of scratches in front of the ear is virtually always four to six. Vladimir Putin scratches four times.
22/ Just after Donald Trump says, "There was no collusion - at all" (during 4:28:25 and notated above with the Ω symbol), Putin& #39;s left eyebrow raises. This is a strong nonverbal signal that Putin does not believe Trump& #39;s statement.
23/ In this context - when it& #39;s being displayed by the alleged co-conspirator - in real-time, during an active denial - this facial display is an absolute red flag. It& #39;s an air raid siren blaring six inches away.
24/ Please watch this expression on the video to fully appreciate the dynamics and context of Putin& #39;s facial display.
25/ If we pan-out the camera and look over at Donald Trump, we notice that Trump& #39;s hands are retracted posteriorly and withdrawn to the center of his body. They had previously been holding the sides of the lectern (toward the front).
26/ In this segment, he maintains this posture from 4:28:14 through 4:28:46. The subjects about which Trump was speaking during this time include Robert Mueller& #39;s investigation, allegations of collusion, his 2016 presidential campaign, and Hillary Clinton.
27/ Although we cannot see his hands directly they are either in a Fig Leaf configuration (also known as Genital Guarding) - or very nearly so.
28/ The fig leaf is a particularly Beta body posture. When we see this dynamic change, it projects weakness and vulnerability to the subjects being discussed.
29/ Moreover, when standing on stage with another person, the one displaying a fig-leaf is signaling his subordination. The American President feels he is Putin& #39;s subordinate.
30/ SUMMARY: Analysis of Vladimir Putin in the above-described video segment of The Helsinki Summit, demonstrates that the Russian President& #39;s thought-feelings indicate that he strongly believes he has won the game he is playing with Trump.
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31/ Alarmingly, this evaluation also shows that Putin believes that nuclear proliferation should NOT be curtailed - and/or he believes Trump is lying when Trump is saying this.
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32/ In addition, and of profound importance, Putin does NOT believe Trump& #39;s statement, "There was no collusion - at all".
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33/ Because the alleged collusion on Trump& #39;s part would have to have been coordinated with and conducted by Putin and/or his surrogates, this finding is a nonverbally indicts of both leaders.
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34/ Moreover, this nonverbal analysis also demonstrates that Donald Trump has significantly low confidence with regard to his 2016 campaign, the results of the Presidential Election, Hillary Clinton & toward the investigation led by United States Special Counsel Robert Mueller...
