Body Language Analysis №3997: Donald Trump Jr., Natalia Veselnitskaya, and a Microexpression — Nonverbal and Emotional Intelligence (VIDEO, PHOTOS)
Last night, Donald Trump Jr. was a guest on Sean Hannity’s show wherein the President’s son defended his meeting with the Russian attorney, Natalia Veselnitskaya on 9 June 2016. The Hannity interview was about 20 minutes in duration and the video above is just one portion of this exchange. There were many body language displays in this interview — and while this written analysis is by no means exhaustive — what follows is one very crucial nonverbal tell.
Beginning at 2:11 in this video, Sean Hannity asks, “… If the meeting resulted in information that you felt in any way was illegal — or compromising — or collusion, to use the media’s term ….”
Just after Mr. Hannity says, “… collusion …”, (during 2:23), Donald Trump Jr. displays an excellent example of what is known as a microexpression. This particular microexpression was that regret. Please view this segment of the video several times at regular speed and then at 1/2 and 1/4 speeds — as the still image (see below) does not capture the dynamic nature of this behavior.
Summary: Donald Trump Jr. feels regret for meeting with the Russian attorney, Natalia Veselnitskaya on 9 June 2016 — and more specifically, Sean Hannity’s use of the word, “collusion” triggered Mr. Trump Jr.’s emotional response.
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This post and the associated website serve as reference sources for the art and science of Body Language/Nonverbal Communication. The views and opinions expressed here are those of the author. In an effort to be both practical and academic, many examples from/of varied cultures, politicians, professional athletes, legal cases, public figures, etc., are cited in order to teach and illustrate both the interpretation of others’ body language as well as the projection of one’s own nonverbal skills in many different contexts — not to advance any political, religious or other agenda.
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