It’s certainly clear that Donald Trump is making a one-man dog and pony show out of his “presidential power” after finding himself brutally humiliated for retreating to his underground bunker in the White House, Hitler style, as protests against police brutality raged outside his front door.
In the aftermath of the “BunkerBoy” hashtags that were trending on social media for days, Trump pulled out all the stops to ensure that he was seen by the public like some sort of macho man dictator wannabe — which ultimately resulted in the force of the United States National Guard, equipped with rubber bullets and tear gas, being brought down upon thousands of protesters in the streets.
Building on his efforts to be seen outside on the White House and dispel the idea that he’s a sniveling bunker baby, Trump and Melania branched out from the church across the street from their current dwelling to visit the Saint John Paul II National Shrine.
It’s creepy enough that Trump is using various churches to prop up his total authoritarian dream. However, social media users found it impossible to ignore the actual creep factor of the photos that Melania posted to her social media account of their visit to the shrine, all of which were eerily reminiscent of a horror movie cover.
The pictures featured the Trump couple with solemn, almost possessed looking expressions as they stood motionless in the church.
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Frankly, it was freaky.
But one popular body language expert has now weighed in on the infamous photos with a much deeper analysis of what was really going on during that visit.
And I have to say… It makes a lot of sense.
Check out Dr. Jack Brown’s Twitter thread:
1/ THREAD: For the second time this week, Donald Trump used a church as a photo op. This image released this morning shows the President and First Lady at Saint John Paul II Shrine. What follows is a partial #BodyLanguage#BodyLanguageExpert #EmotionalIntelligence pic.twitter.com/VOSERW2T2L
— Dr. Jack Brown (@DrGJackBrown) June 4, 2020
2/ Note the expression on Trump’s face. His primary emotion is that of anger. Note his:
• Lowered forehead and eyebrows
• Eyebrows pulled together
• Partially closed eyelids
• Tense lower eyelids
• Partially flared nostrils
• Tense midface
• Thinned upper lipbut also… pic.twitter.com/DlMAs2HGVr
— Dr. Jack Brown (@DrGJackBrown) June 4, 2020
3/ His secondary emotion is that of petulance. Trump is pouting. Note his:
• Jaw partially protruding
• Jaw partially tensed
• Lower lip protruding— Dr. Jack Brown (@DrGJackBrown) June 4, 2020
4/ Melania’s midface shows an amalgam of:
• Mild disgust
• Impatience pic.twitter.com/Drg4ZIR7U5— Dr. Jack Brown (@DrGJackBrown) June 4, 2020
5/ Note Melania’s hands. Her right thumb is considerably contracted (flexed), while the nail of her left index finger is pressing against the pad of her left thumb (Intriguingly, a behavior also common w/ Mike Pence when he poses with Trump). This demonstrates Melania’s anxiety. pic.twitter.com/qSiPfvAA1u
— Dr. Jack Brown (@DrGJackBrown) June 4, 2020
6/ Now, notice the position of the Crucifix. It is the one object in this image that is considerably off-center. Crucially, while the Crucifix is positioned in front of Melania, no part of it is superimposed on Trump.
— Dr. Jack Brown (@DrGJackBrown) June 4, 2020
7/ Moreover, the Crucifix is turned toward the camera, rather than toward the parishioners. This was performed deliberately — either because Trump was emotionally uncomfortable looking at the likeness of a Christ — or so that the Crucifix could be used as a prop.
— Dr. Jack Brown (@DrGJackBrown) June 4, 2020
8/ Summary: Donald Trump’s nonverbal display in this image is that of a Sulking, Petulant Child who took considerable care to NOT be ‘touching’/overlapping with a likeness of a dying/self-sacrificing Jesus Christ.
END#BodyLanguageExpert #BodyLanguage #EmotionalIntelligence
— Dr. Jack Brown (@DrGJackBrown) June 4, 2020
Sulking, petulant child that’s afraid of Jesus, you say?
If that doesn’t hit the nail right on the head, I don’t know what will.
Featured image via DoD/Andy Morataya
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