'Screaming deception': Body language expert analyzes Trump when pressed on foreign funding
Donald Trump's behavior during a recent answer to a question about receiving funds from a foreign government raised red flags for one body language expert.
Dr. Jack Brown, who previously analyzed the GOP debaters and found them presenting "insincerity and chronic deception," has also analyzed Trump's so-called "neck of fear."
Now, Brown is turning to Trump's recent conduct following the reduction of a bond in his massive civil fraud appeal.
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"Yesterday, a New York appeals court ruled that Trump has ten days to pay a reduced bond of $175 million (down from $454 million) in his civil fraud case – and he has 10 days to pay it," Brown said. "In a press scrum afterwards, Trump was asked, 'Do you ever accept money from a foreign government to pay the bond, or your fines, or any of your legal bills?' What follows is a verbal analysis (statement analysis), paralanguage, body language analysis of his response."
Brown goes on to note that Trump "interrupts the journalist before she has completed her question."
"Taking his eyes off the journalist, Trump then looks immediately to his far right (0:03 - 0:04), (Although there is a small amount of torso twisting, this movement was isolated almost exclusively to the eyes [not to neck or torso turning])," he continued. "Lack of eye contact during a question regarding questions of possible malfeasance or any alleged wrongdoing is highly suspicious for deception."
Further, according to Brown, Trump said, "No, I don't, I don't [pause] do that..."
"Trump is not a stutterer, so his stutter here is highly significant, particularly amidst whilst speaking the very words of denial," the expert added.
One particular piece "screamed deception," according to Brown.
"Of particular note is Trump's pause in this sentence 'No, I don't, I don't [pause] do that...'. In the midst of a denial, it's screaming deception."
Brown says that the ex-president "then shrugs multiple times."
"Although we cannot see his hands and lower arms in this camera angle, with the observed movement of his shoulders and upper arms, we can say with confidence that Trump is displaying several different varieties of shrugs," Brown said.