Body Language Expert Dissects Iconic Pelosi/Trump Photo

[Nitram]

75. This is a very interesting analysis, and I think most of it is

very insightful. There are a few minor instances where I think the interpretation is a little off.

#7 "Both his chair and Trump's torso are leaning away from Pelosi" I see Trump sitting straight up, neither leaning forward nor leaning back.

#33 "McCarthy's hands are mostly hidden too — with his fingers are beneath the table, with his thumbs hooked on its surface — whilst he appears to be pushing back, away from the table..." I believe his hands, with all his fingers, are pushing on the side of the table. His thumbs are actually hooked BELOW the table. Perhaps the good doctor mistook the hands' reflection for his thumbs.

#33 "McCarthy is blocking Trump's behavior." I think it is more likely that he is blocking Pelosi's behavior.

#36 "..individuals who sit with their hands beneath the table in such scenarios are very often hiding something.." It could also mean that the person is disengaged from the meeting because they are uncomfortable with the emotions being expressed.

#40 "Mr. Ueland...has chosen to orient himself on Speaker Pelosi's side of the table rather than on Trump's hemisphere of the room." Equally likely is that he chose a position from which he could clearly observe the president.