Saturday, March 12, 2016

Nonverbal Communication Analysis No. 3495: Donald Trump swarmed by security on stage in Ohio - Body Language (VIDEO, PHOTOS)





Last night violence erupted between Trump supporters and anti-Trump protestors at an event in Chicago. Trump subsequently cancelled the event. Earlier today in Vandalia, Ohio, Donald Trump was rapidly surrounded by his security/Secret Service agents as a man tried to rush the stage.




In this moment (0:33) just before his security personnel had stopped the man, Trump turns toward the noise. This "turning towards a unexpected noise" is a component of the startle reflex - however the following described facial expression is not.

Although the resolution is low in this motion-captured, magnified photo, it's still easy to see Trump's left eye is opened significantly wider than baseline. The corner of his mouth is also pulled laterally and downward. Together these eyes of fear and mouth of fear make up a very recognizable body language cluster. Because it lasted only for a fraction of a second, this nonverbal display would also be an example of a microexpression. This behavior is normal for context.

See also:

Nonverbal Communication Analysis No. 3494: Donald Trump reacts to questions about Breitbart News reporter allegedly getting roughed up by his Campaign Manager

Nonverbal Communication Analysis No. 3492: Peyton Manning Retirement Press Conference

Nonverbal Communication Analysis No. 3483: Kate Winslet's Reaction to Leonardo DiCaprio's Oscar for Best Actor

Nonverbal Communication Analysis No. 3477: Henry Cavill Asks Children - Batman or Superman?

Nonverbal Communication Analysis No. 2274: The Eyes & Mouth of Fear - Body Language of Ahmed Dogan during Attempted Assassination

Nonverbal Communication Analysis No. 2802: Emma Stone & Jimmy Fallon Lip Sync Battle

Nonverbal Communication Analysis No. 2840: Shailene Woodley, Jon Steward Show and a Body Language of Sexual Interest Display

Nonverbal Communication Analysis No. 2424: Giada De Laurentiis on Conan O'Brien - Beautiful Teeth but Insincere Smiles and Some Body Language Signals of Waning Love

Nonverbal Communication Analysis No. 2782: Hillary Clinton dodges a shoe - Body Language ... and Not

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