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Body language analysis of Trump's announcement
2016-07-17 15:53:30 Post No. 81453728
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Body language analysis of Trump's announcement
Anonymous
2016-07-17 15:53:30
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http://www.bodylanguagesuccess.com/2016/07/nonverbal-communication-no-3625-donald_16.html
>He then displays a combination shrug and his torso turns AWAY from Pence (0:13 - 0:14) This is also very sudden, relatively dramatic and is unnatural in appearance.
>After Trump shakes Pence's hand and pats him/holds Pence's right shoulder (we can't see good detail here), Trump then pat's Pence's left shoulder twice - but not fully. Trump's right hand shows us that he doesn't want to fully touch Pence - look closely. When we pick up a dirty rag, typically we only use our thumb and forefinger - the rest of the fingers "play keep-away". This is a distancing phenomenon/insulating behavior. It also has overtones of disgust. In the video above this is of lower resolution, yet it can still be seen.
>Trump continues, "Now I think, if you look at, one of the big reason's I chose Mike - and one of the reasons is party unity, I have to be honest. So many people [strong inhalation, disgust display], have said, 'Party Unity', cause I'm and outsider ..."
It seems Trump has no faith in Pence and only picked him to appease the establishment
