The much -talked about noise between Donald Trump, Volodymyr Zelenskyj and JD Vance has been discussed and analyzed by experts worldwide.
Body language expert Paul Boross has carefully analyzed carefully how they behaved towards each other.
– It’s a key detail. When I looked, I thought they were like two football coaches who argue about who thrown the best, he tells Sky News.
British body language expert Paul Boross analyzes Donald Trump’s and Volodymyr Zelenskyj’s body language during the joint press conference in the Oval Room earlier this week. To Sky News he says you can look at how they control their body language that they are both used to TV stars.
In the beginning they sit in the same position, which is called the mirror technique, with their hands cohesive. This means Paul Boross is a way to subtly change his body language to show that they are on the same level.
– The mirror technique is an unconscious sign of a connection, but here it may be a Power Move from Zeleskyky. By matching Trump’s body language, he avoids looking like the weaker party, Boross says.
He compares the meeting with the British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Trump, as he believes that Starmer looked more bothered than Zelenskyj, who showed in confident body language.
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Avoided eye contact during confrontation
From this, the relatively calm meeting developed into a screaming match. Trump was a loudness and used big dominant gestures, which Boross believes that he is trying to assert himself as a leader in the situation.
– Zelenskyj’s behavior was so different in comparison, his passion was real. He leaned inward, his hands were lively. By doing so, he refused to give in to Trump, Boross says.
The body language expert also believes that it was remarkable that they did not look each other in the eyes when heated between them.
– It’s a key detail. When I checked, I thought they were like two football coaches who argue about who thrown the best. Avoiding direct eye contact in confrontation can be strategic, it keeps the emotions under control, says Paul Boross.
Compare with Macron and Starmer
During Trump’s meeting with France’s President Emmanuel Macron, Macron constantly kept eye contact with Trump, something that Boross believes pointed to a “power play”, a competition for dominance and looked like a boxing match. The press conference with Trump and Macron was also mentioned when Macron corrected Trump after a statement about Ukrainian assistance.
This is what Paul Boross believes is different from the meeting between Trump and Starmer, which happened relatively conflict -free and that Starmer was calmer and almost passive tinted Trump down the game about dominance.