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Body language expert shares what Trump’s victory speech says about his upcoming presidency

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Updated 11:19 6 Nov 2024 GMTPublished 11:13 6 Nov 2024 GMT

Body language expert shares what Trump’s victory speech says about his upcoming presidency

Donald Trump has secured the 270 votes needed to become the 47th president of the United States

Emily Brown

Emily Brown

A body language expert has shared her thoughts on what Donald Trump's victory speech for the 2024 election says about his upcoming term in the Oval Office.

Trump confidently declared his victory at a Convention Center in Florida as election day (November 5) drew to a close, despite still being a few votes short of the 270 needed to secure the 2024 presidential election.

Donald Trump will be the 47th president of the United States (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
Donald Trump will be the 47th president of the United States (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

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It wasn't until the early hours of November 6 that the Republican nominee was officially called as President-Elect after a projected win in the key state of Wisconsin, which gave him an additional 10 votes and pushed him over the threshold.

With Trump now officially in line to become the 47th president, body language expert Judi James has taken a closer look at his victory speech and broken down what his appearance tells us about his second run as POTUS.

Speaking to Paddy Power Games, James explained: “This act of auto-coronation by Trump revealed several very telling non-verbal and behavioral traits that could hint about his style during his second term as president.

“The bragging and the bombastic posturing that were so visible during his first term were still in place, only much less so than before.”

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Trump was joined on stage by his family (Fox News)
Trump was joined on stage by his family (Fox News)

A family man

The speech lasted approximately 25 minutes and began with Trump arriving at the lectern with his family members in tow.

James noted how the President-Elect watched his loved ones with a 'beaming smile', saying: "His body language message here is about his dynasty but also about the projection of a warmer, family man that was first glimpsed on stage just after his attempted assassination.

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"Last time he was elected he presented at a silverback alpha entrepreneur. This time he presents more as a fond head of a line of succession."

Leaving the 'old Trump' behind

Towards the end of the speech, James noted that Trump did perform some little 'dance steps' to his signature 'YMCA' music, but this quickly stopped as he made his way off stage.

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This move indicated to James that Trump is adopting a 'more historic presidential brand'.

A leader who 'takes the job seriously'

Even backstage, James believes Trump was keeping up appearances as she described his portrait as showing a 'solitary and sober-looking man'.

Noting his 'sombre facial expression' and his chain 'raised in an expression of intellectual evaluation', the body language expert said: “Trump wanted to let us know he wasn’t joking, dad-dancing, peacocking or showboating backstage. His message here was of a more sensible, powerful man who takes the job and the responsibilities of office seriously."

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During his speech, Trump told his supporters his win would 'help [the] country heal'.

“We’re going to fix everything about our country," he said.

Featured Image Credit: YouTube/FOX 5 Washington DC

Topics: Donald Trump, Politics, US News, Election

Emily Brown
Emily Brown

Emily Brown is UNILAD Editorial Lead at LADbible Group. She first began delivering news when she was just 11 years old - with a paper route - before graduating with a BA Hons in English Language in the Media from Lancaster University. Emily joined UNILAD in 2018 to cover breaking news, trending stories and longer form features. She went on to become Community Desk Lead, commissioning and writing human interest stories from across the globe, before moving to the role of Editorial Lead. Emily now works alongside the UNILAD Editor to ensure the page delivers accurate, interesting and high quality content.

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