1/ THREAD: Body Language Analysis No. 4419: Donald Trump in the midst of a feigned prayer — #Nonverbal #EmotionalIntelligence #BodyLanguage #Deception #BodyLanguageExpert #Prayer #Fake #Feigned #Lying 
2/ This image was captured on Sunday 6 November 2016, just two days before the Presidential Election. Pastor Joshua Nink is praying for then-presidential candidate Donald Trump at the First Christian Church in Iowa.
3/ Note Trump's facial expression, particularly his mouth. Although his eyes are closed (as often is the case during prayer) his lips are configured in what is known as a Forward Lip Purse ...
4/ Take care not to confuse a forward lip purse with a lateral lip purse - for they have completely different meanings.
5/ A forward lip purse indicates the withholding of information — involving a clandestine disagreement and/or a hidden plan. At the very least, the person is not telling you the whole story. Much more likely, they're perpetrating outright deception.
6/ Only a person who perceives themselves to be the dominant/alpha personality will display a forward lip purse.
[This begs the question: In the context of prayer, who does Donald Trump think he is alpha to — the pastor or God?]
[This begs the question: In the context of prayer, who does Donald Trump think he is alpha to — the pastor or God?]
7/ A person who perceives themself to be beta — or who is in the midst of a beta emotional moment never makes this particular expression.
Ergo, Trump was either feigning praying or he believes himself to be alpha to God (and/or he does not believe in God).
Ergo, Trump was either feigning praying or he believes himself to be alpha to God (and/or he does not believe in God).
8/ Moreover, a forward lip purse is only made when the person displaying it believes that they have a significant chance of success in achieving success with their covert actions.
9/ If one is in the context of/expecting or presuming honesty, humility, meditation, kindness, giving, etc. — the presence of a forward lip purse is contradictory and thus should always raise immediate red flags. It should NEVER be displayed in the context of prayer or worship.
10/ Those who have good nonverbal instincts, but who lack formal body language training will feel sudden cognitive-emotional dissonance when they see a forward lip purse ...
11/ ... for while the words they are hearing may be desirable, the body language they're seeing is NOT (yet they can't quite put their proverbial finger on it).
12/ In a marriage, a business partnership, in a courtroom witness, a politician, a sale, an agreement or negotiation of any kind — a Forward Lip Purse display is profoundly alarming.
This point cannot be overemphasized.
This point cannot be overemphasized.
13/ As a side note, Melania Trump is caught off guard in this moment. She is witnessing an act for which she is not sure how to respond. It's new to her. She is not used to seeing Donald Trump in prayer and/or prayer in a larger context.
14/ SUMMARY: During this Pastor's prayer, Donald Trump was only pretending to Pray (The only other possibility was that Trump thought that he (Trump) was alpha and that God was beta. Either way, Trump absolutely believed he was superior to Pastor Nink.
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15/ Whenever you see a forward lip purse, information is being withheld from you deliberately in a premeditated, deceptive manner.
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16/ In addition, the person making this expression believes he is superior to you — AND he believes he has a good chance of perpetrating his plans.
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17/ A perfect metaphor for a Forward Lip Purse is a wolf in sheep's clothing. For while they're pretending to be your friend, they are plotting against you. They believe you to be weak and they intend to keep you naive.
Protect your flank!
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Protect your flank!
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