Thread by @DrGJackBrown

1/ THREAD: Body Language Analysis No. 4645: Donald Trump's beta #BodyLanguage.

#BodyLanguageExpert #DonaldTrump #Gorka #KariLake #Beta #JKF #JohnKennedy

2/ The above image was captured on Thursday 7 April 2022 at a fundraiser for Kari Lake at Mar-a-Lago last night.

3/ Ms. Lake, a Republican, is pictured on Trump's right in the above image. She is running against at least 6 other Republicans, for right to represent her party in the Arizona Gubernatorial race in November.

Seb Gorga, is standing between and behind Lake and Trump.

4/ Notice how each of them have their bodies configured.

5/ Trump's advocates will often brag — and much of Trump's propaganda claim that Trump is hyper-masculine. His body language language is often not only, not masculine, it's often demasculinizing. It's often feminine.

6/ Millenia ago, military leaders intuitively knew that their soldiers were much more likely to subordinate — much more likely to listen and follow-through upon being given orders, when they stand w/ their feet and legs close together, pointing forward — 'standing at attention'.

7/ Standing in this manner not only makes one LOOK subordinate, less confident, and emotionally uncomfortable — standing with this configuration will make the person FEEL that way too.

Body Language works in both directions — it projects outwardly and it programs inwardly.

8/ Moreover when men stand in this manner, it has the additional effect of effeminizing them, as well.

9/ This is exactly the way Trump is standing, projecting and engendering:

• Effeminate male
• Low confidence
• Emotionally uncomfortable
• Subordinate

10/ Note Gorka's and Lake's foot/leg configurations.

Although not fully visible, Gorka's feet appear to be 2-3 inches closer than his shoulder's width, with Lake's feet probably about 55-60% of her shoulder width apart.

11/ Gorka's feet are not facing toward Trump — but out toward the presumed audience.

Lake's feet are pointed toward/or slightly in front of Trump.

12/ Both Gorka's foot separation and direction project less respect toward Trump, while Lake's foot separation and direction convey her respect toward Trump.

13/ Just as Trump's any presumed body language advisor would tell Trump he should keep his feet shoulder's width apart with slightly splayed out feet always pointed to whom he's speaking ...

14/ ... the same advisor would also tell any of those standing beside Trump to stand with their feet close together.

15/ Both Lake and Gorka have their hands and arms positions in variations of a 'Fig Leaf' (genital guarding).

16/ A fig leaf/genital guarding configuration are subordinate and deferential body language — which are here used in-context and in-proportion to standing adjacent to a person with whom they (presumably) respect and/or is an obvious superior.

17/ John Kennedy popularized holding on to the lectern. This was serendipitous — for he held onto it for support as his back was injured in WWII and was a source of significant physical pain.

18/ When Kennedy held onto the lectern however, he held onto the portions further away from him — thus closer to the audience. It is also significantly more dominant and more alpha versus holding portions of the lectern immediately adjacent to the speaker.

19/ SUMMARY: Although Trump & his propagandists try to project him as hyper-masculine (as do Putin and Kim Jong-un) the image shown above is yet another example of his true mental-emotional tone:

• Effeminate male
• Low confidence
• Emotionally uncomfortable
• Subordinate

20/ Addendum:

All those who want to/need to become skilled and more nuanced in #BodyLanguage, please email ([e-mail]) or DM me.

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