Thread by @DrGJackBrown

1/ THREAD: Body Language Analysis No. 4669: Victoria Spartz's and Matt Gaetz's interaction just after the 5th Round of Voting for The Speaker of The House
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2/ Immediately after today's 5th round of voting for the Speaker of the House today, an important nonverbal exchange occurred between Matt Gaetz and Victoria Spartz (both Republicans) on the floor of the House.

3/ What follows is a Body Language Analysis of that moment.

4/ Note that, Rep. Victoria Spartz, a Republican (Indiana, CD-5 just beginning her second term in the House of Representatives) voted 'present' in both the 4th, 5th, and 6th rounds of voting.

5/ Immediately after the completion of the fifth round, Rep. Spartz is speaking with another member of the House. She looks at Gaetz's face/eyes as he is walking toward her.

6/ Gaetz momentarily squares his body up, full body pointing at Spartz, momentarily pauses, and (although we cannot see him because his back is to the camera) is probably looking directly at Spartz.

7/ As Spartz is standing in the aisle, he is about 12 inches lower than he is — so Gaetz is not only full body pointing at her, but he's also physically looking down at her whilst standing in her personal (intimate) space.

8/ Gaetz's maneuver/behavior (pausing-full body pointing-standing in Spartz's personal/intimate space-probable staring), with high probability, is Matt Gaetz's attempt to physically and emotionally intimidate his Republican colleague, Victoria Spartz because she voted 'present'.

9/ In this next moment, Spartz suppresses a disgust while pseudo smiling.

10/ As Gaetz begins to step down into the aisle and turns his body to walk away (no longer facing Spartz), Rep. Spartz looks up and to her right, away from Gaetz.

11/ Rep. Spartz then displays a profoundly telling expression — a Forward Lip Purse. A forward lip purse is a clear indication of (a partially or fully) undisclosed disagreement or a clandestine plan.

12/ Spartz then resumes her conversation with her colleague with a partially suppressed smile.

13/ SUMMARY: Rep. Matt Gaetz, with very high probability, tried to physically and emotionally intimidate Rep. Victoria Spartz on the floor of the US House and ...

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14/ (continued) ....Rep. Spartz has either a partially undisclosed disagreement with Gaetz (other than her obvious different vote) or a clandestine plan directed toward him.

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