Sunday, January 3, 2016

Nonverbal Communication Analysis No. 3424: Donald Trump, "Hillary Clinton created ISIS with Obama" - Body Language (VIDEO, PHOTOS)





Saturday in Biloxi, Mississippi, Donald Trump made the claim that Iran, Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama created ISIS (DAESH).

The republican candidate's declaration was captured in video above. Trump said, "One thing I see out there - just happened today - in Tehran - they're burning down the Saudi Embassy, you see that. Now, what that is is Iran wants to take over Saudi Arabia - they always have, they want the oil, Okay - they've always wanted that [video edit] ... They have a bunch of dishonest people - they've created ISIS - Hillary Clinton created ISIS with Obama ... created with Obama."





















During 0:20, as he says, "... Clinton ...", Donald Trump displays a classic Microexpression of Fear.


This is a close up of the image above.

Note his mouth is drawn back at its corners barring his teeth and his nostrils are flared with significant mid-face muscle tension. Trump's eyelids are opened significantly wider than baseline and his central forehead is contracted (CFC) and elevated along with an elevation of his inner eyebrows (peripheral forehead is not contracted).

This nonverbal cluster is indicative of fear with a secondary component of emotional pain. What is profoundly noteworthy is that he did not exhibit this when he said, "ISIS", "Tehran", "Saudi Arabia" or "Obama" - rather his microexpression of fear occurred only when he said, "Clinton".


See also:

Nonverbal Communication Analysis No. 3423: Australia's Got Talent Promo - Body Language

Nonverbal Communication Analysis No. 3389: Vladimir Putin and Barack Obama meet in Paris - Body Language Faux Pas 

Nonverbal Communication Analysis No. 3387: Daniel Radcliffe, James McAvoy, The Graham Norton Show and Body Language

Nonverbal Communication Analysis No. 3385: Adele, "Hello" and SNL

Nonverbal Communication Analysis No. 3382: Donald Trump's Mask 

Nonverbal Communication Analysis No. 3380: Adele at the BBC, When Adele was disguised as Jenny 

Nonverbal Communication Analysis No. 3375: Donald Trump Questions Ben Carson's Stabbing Story 

Nonverbal Communication Analysis No. 3041: Jim Harbaugh Body Language Tutorial 

 

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