In the latest of contentious interactions between President Donald Trump and the press, the president once again opted to push back against reporters as he side-stepped further inquiry into the “absolutely perfect” results of his MRI in October.
While traveling between Florida and Washington on Air Force One on Sunday, Trump was asked about calls from Gov. Tim Walz (D-Minn.) to release his MRI results. What followed was an exchange with the press that consisted of him dismissing the idea that his results were a concern, claiming he had “no idea” what the MRI was meant to assess and ultimately attacking the intelligence of the reporters for asking a pretty obvious follow-up question, given the circumstances.
“It was just an MRI,” he said in the clip. “What part of the body? It wasn’t the brain because I took a cognitive test and I aced it.”
However, there’s often more to any interaction than what is said aloud — and the combination of Trump’s words and body language might work together to tell a more complete story of this multilayered interaction.
To get a better read on how this exchange played out, HuffPost spoke with experts in body language, verbal and nonverbal communication about what really stood out to them.
