US President Donald Trump and the President of France Emmanuel Macron They met on February 24, 2025 in the White House to discuss key issues regarding the war in Ukraine and the future of transatlantic relations. Author of the book “Speaker's Body” Maurycy Seweryn He assessed the behavior of both leaders for us. It was one great show of strength.
Emmanuel Macron and Donald Trump at the meeting. “One won, the other was losing”
“Good face for a bad game” – this is how the presidents' conversation could be summarized in a nutshell. – The meeting showed that these are hard, strong, male negotiations of two strong politicians from whom One more than another wanted to show everyone that he has good relationships with the latter. I'm talking about Macron – the expert began. This was primarily to testify to demonstrative gestures, both mimic and those performed during the meeting. – The most characteristic was the gesture of touching the eyes combined with a smile and strokes in the knee, suggesting “amused me to tears.” These are strong gestures, directed – he noted.
The expert also pointed out that Numerous smiles from the presidents were accompanied by wrestling. – It started at the entrance, when Trump put his hand very high on the shoulder of the President of France, which means strong dominance. Although this can also be perceived as a signal of friendship, it is A patronizing approach to the person we meet with. “I am more important, although you are strong too. “
Then it was only worse. Both males, almost like a pair of roosters in the ring, tried on their hand. One won, the other was losing, and so until the end
– he said.
Each of them tried to show their positive attitude towards the other. However, the gestures spoke for themselves. – Trump, when during his speech with Macron spoke about the war in Ukraine, he took the position and arrangement of his hand, which is called a “bumper”. This is a signal meaning “I expect a confrontation, but I am not afraid of this confrontation”. Then he quickly passed into the so -called A basket, i.e. a gesture meaning a blockade. It was a signal that these conversations were very hard.
In turn, Macron tried to show that he was calm and composed. The expert, however, noticed that his body was very tense, especially around the head. – This is a signal of strong emotions, including stress. When they started talking about the findings, He adopted a position called “pistol”. A strong gesture, which in the American circle means focusing on the problem, but is also perceived by the European part of the audience as a war gesture, strong, too strong – he said.
Emmanuel Macron in this movement fell into Donald Trump
Maurycy Seweryn pointed out that Trump does not like to be improved in the presence of others, which Macron did at the meeting. “It was visible at the time of expression about the scale of help from Ukraine,” he noted. – to relieve relationships, Macron touched Trump's knee gently and began to explain to the media that this help was smaller than the president claimed. At that time, you can clearly see how much Trump provoked Macron's negative assessment – he concluded.