Dr Lillian Glass concluded it was “one of the most restrained public speeches” she had seen by the US President, who claimed voter fraud in the address, but there was one moment when emotion broke through
Donald Trump’s body language during a landmark address was something “we’ve rarely seen,” a body language expert has declared.
The US President addressed Americans nationwide at 2am in the UK. During his 26-minute speech, delivered from the White House, he alleged China had played a major role in ‘election fraud’ and called on Congress to pass the ‘Save America Act’, which would require photo ID proving voters are American citizens to register to vote.
Trump, who recently celebrated his 80th birthday, displayed a demeanour “we have rarely seen,” according to Dr Lillian Glass. The body language expert with 40 years experience said a “calm and direct” Trump “didn’t ad lib and go off script as he usually does”.
She told The Mirror : “We have rarely seen Trump this serious and this contained and controlled.
“He did not show any over-the-top emotionalism as he does in many of his speeches. This speech was different.”
Dr Glass put this down to the President’s desire to appear “confident” and ‘present what he described as evidence supporting his statements’.
She added: “From beginning to end, he stood erect behind the podium with excellent posture. His facial expression remained serious throughout the speech.
“There was virtually no smiling, no joking, no wandering off topic, and none of the improvisation that has become one of his trademarks.
“Rather than speaking emotionally, he concentrated on presenting what he described as evidence supporting his position. He appeared determined to stay on message and allow the audience to focus on the information he was presenting rather than on his personality.”
However, Dr Glass did spot the one moment when emotion did break through and the Republican President became more animated.
“Only once did I notice a significant shift,” she continued. “When discussing opposition to what he called the “Big Beautiful Bill” [the Save America Act] and election-related issues, his vocal emphasis increased and a bit more emotion came through.
“Even then, it was not anger. It appeared to be conviction and determination.”
The Californian-based concluded it was “this was one of the most restrained public speeches I have seen President Trump deliver”.
During the address, Trump announced he will declassify and release ‘critical intelligence, revealing shocking vulnerabilities in our election infrastructure’.
“This evidence shows that the election system we have dangerously exposes and really exposes like levels never thought possible to hacking, exploitation, and foreign interference,” he said.
“Just as disturbingly, this vital information has for many years been covered up and hidden from you.”
Trump claimed that China illicitly gained access to information on US voters.
It follows years of claims by Trump and hardline Republicans that his 2020 election defeat to Joe Biden was the result of voter fraud.
Biden won the election with 306 electoral votes and 51.3% of the national popular vote. Trump secured 232 electoral votes and 46.8% of the popular vote.
The US intelligence community produced a report that concluded there was no foreign interference in the 2020 election. This was done before Trump’s first term ended in January 2021.
“We have no indications that any foreign actor attempted to alter any technical aspect of the voting process in the 2020 US elections, including voter registration, casting ballots, vote tabulation, or reporting results,” the report said.
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