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THREAD: Body Language Analysis No. 4386: Donald Trump and Ivanka Trump in Churchill& #39;s War Room • #BodyLanguage #BodyLanguageExpert #ChurchillWarRooms #Nonverbal #EmotionalIntelligence #DonaldTrump #IvankaTrump
1/ This image was captured on 4 June 2019, during President Trump& #39;s recent visit to the United Kingdom.
2/ Here, Donald Trump is seen with his daughter, Ivanka, and others, while touring Winston Churchill& #39;s sleeping quarters (a part of the Churchill War Room Museum) located beneath the Treasury building in the Whitehall area of Westminster.
3/ What follows is a nonverbal analysis of this moment.
4/ In this close-up of his face, we can see President Trump& #39;s upper and particularly his lower eyelids are tense. His mid-face is dramatically tightened - with his nostrils considerably flared and his & #39;mustache-area& #39; extremely contracted.
5/ His Jaw is Jutting forward - indicative of an Adrenaline Surge. Simultaneously, his lips are curled inward - covering his teeth with his mouth slightly opened in what is termed, an Inward Lip Roll.
6/ An Inward Lip Roll shows an attempt to suppress strong emotions from crescendoing.
In this moment the President& #39;s face is projecting considerable anger.
In this moment the President& #39;s face is projecting considerable anger.
7/ Note the placement of Trump& #39;s hands. His thumbs are hooked behind the waist of his pants, gripping his belt.
8/ The long-axes of each of his forearms-wrists-hands are directed at his groin. More specifically, his right index finger (the most dominant of all his digits) is also pointing directly at his genital region.
9/ In a very general sense, this body language gesture is an example of a "MAP Surrogate" (Manipulator, Adaptor, Pacifier). More exactly, it& #39;s an example of a variation of a Partial Emblematic Slip.
10/ Trump& #39;s nonverbal behavior in this moment is dramatic and profoundly out of context. It& #39;s a Hyper-Alpha Sexual Display wherein Donald Trump is attempting to project an amalgam of his perceived virility and sexual dominance - along with his anger and sexual aggression.
11/ Ivanka& #39;s head and neck are bowed. Her shoulders are slumped while her eyes are looking down - fixed and staring - primarily center-down, but slightly to her right.
12/ This is the direction of gaze associated with guilt, shame, regret, and sadness. She is caught off-guard and emotionally distressed.
13/ Ivanka is whole-body pointing toward her father. Ivanka& #39;s hands are in a Fig-Leaf configuration (also known as Genital Guarding). In this context, this is a deeply-Beta, low-confidence, deferential posture with strong overtones for protection.
14/ Summary: The nonverbal behavior captured in this photograph reflects the stark contrast between the two Trumps& #39; thought-emotions.
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15/ Donald is Hyper-Alpha - but Ivanka is deeply beta. Donald is pointing at his genitals - while Ivanka is protecting hers. Donald is projecting sexual aggressiveness and anger - yet Ivanka is feeling submissive, shame, and sadness.
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