A body language expert has analyzed the ‘peculiar’ video recently shared online by Melania Trump.
On July 13, Thomas Matthew Crooks attempted to assassinate Donald Trump during a Republican rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.
The 20-year-old fired several shots toward the former president, but Trump remarkably survived the incident by turning his head at the last moment. This movement caused Crooks’ bullet to only graze his ear instead of causing a fatal injury.
In his initial statement, Trump expressed gratitude to the United States Secret Service and law enforcement for their ‘rapid response’ and mentioned that he ‘knew immediately that something was wrong’ when he ‘heard a whizzing sound’ before the bullet grazed his ear.
He later attributed his survival to ‘God alone’ in a subsequent statement.
Questions have since emerged about how Crooks managed to get so close to Trump despite the heavy security presence. One person particularly curious for answers is Melania Trump, Donald Trump’s wife of nearly 20 years.
Melania has claimed that there’s ‘more to the story’ and emphasized the need to ‘uncover the truth’.
In a video shared on Instagram yesterday (September 10), the former First Lady commented: “The attempt to end my husband’s life was a horrible, distressing experience.
“Now the silence around it feels heavy. I can’t help but wonder why didn’t law enforcement officials arrest shooter before the speech.
“There is definitely more to this story. And we need to uncover the truth.”
The end of the video went on to promote her upcoming memoir, simply titled Melania.
Following the unexpected release of the video, expert Darren Stanton analyzed Melania’s body language in the clip.
Speaking on behalf of SpinGenie, Stanton told UNILAD: “It’s quite odd, it’s almost like it’s AI. It doesn’t seem to be that authentic in terms of Melania’s truth.”
“It doesn’t seem to be passionate or authentic,” he further noted.
“It completely lacks emotion. The body language is not consistent with the verbal, it’s not congruent. It’s not to say she’s being deceptive but it doesn’t match up.
“It’s just very odd.”
Stanton also discussed Melania’s appearance on the final night of the Republican National Convention last month.
She joined her husband on stage and received what could only be described as a slightly awkward kiss from the ex-POTUS.
Stanton commented: “When they’re on stage, Melania comes on, and Donald makes a huge thing of kissing her on the cheek. What’s interesting is the emotion is not reciprocated by Melania.”
The body language expert continued: “She holds hands with him but then edges off the stage straight away, almost side-steps off.
“Donald grabs her hand, but she moves out of the way, with him then following.
“When we’re not happy about something we tend to move out the way, which is what Melania does here.”
Stanton went on to suggest that Trump ‘doesn’t seem authentic’ and implied that the couple was merely trying to present a united front.
“Trump is very keen to create this family image to the media, that everything is hunky dory,” he added.
“However, when Melania comes on stage, she doesn’t face him, there’s no matching or mirroring. He gives her a kiss, but it feels quite an odd, contrived maneuver.”