Biden’s failure to walk away was the biggest surprise of the night and it was a surprise he lasted all 90 minutes, a body language expert said in her damning verdict of last night’s presidential debate.
‘His hands were fluttering, his voice was hoarse and he kept coughing in an attempt to clear his throat. His breathing sounded audibly bad and in his final breath he was taking short, shallow breaths, similar to a gasp,’ expert Judi James told MailOnline.
She said Biden’s vacillation and stagnation looked worse at the beginning of the debate and even indicated that he might not make it to the end of his catastrophic performance against Donald Trump.
“He would often stand there listening to Trump with his mouth open and his eyes wide open,” James said, adding that this gave him “a blank look” compared to Trump’s smug grin.
He also said Biden’s fingers shook when he pointed at Trump during his clumsy arguments, so he failed to show authority.
‘Biden’s hands fluttered, his voice sounded hoarse and he kept coughing in an attempt to clear it. His breathing sounded audibly bad and in his final address he was taking short, shallow breaths, similar to a gasp,’ body language expert Judi James told MailOnline.
He said Biden’s vacillations and stalemates seemed worse at the beginning of the debate and even indicated that he may not make it to the end of his catastrophic performance against Donald Trump.
He also said Biden’s fingers shook when he pointed at Trump during his clumsy arguments, so he failed to register authority.
Biden also showed “naked signs of anger” when Trump spoke about his son as “his face scrunched up, turned white and contorted with rage”, the body language expert told MailOnline.
At times, President Biden would stare at the camera or at his notes (pictured) as Trump spoke.
Biden also showed “obvious signs of anger” when Trump spoke about his son, as “his face scrunched up, turned white and contorted with rage,” the body language expert told MailOnline.
The Democrat’s “signature wide, big-toothed smile,” previously used to mock his opponents in a debate, turned out to be a “painfully asymmetrical” grimace, according to Ms. James.
Miso Wei, another body language expert, told The New York Post The fact that Biden moved stiffly toward his podium during the debate indicates his advanced age.
“The way he talks, there’s no way to hide his age,” he said. “And the way he is now, the way his body is, there’s no way to hide his age.”
Ms Wei added of Biden’s performance: “I would encourage (Biden) to pay attention to the moments when he is not speaking, because when he is not speaking, his facial expression opens (and he) gets distracted with his eyes wide open.”
Meanwhile, Trump’s body language indicated that Biden’s comments calling him a “convicted felon” who had “sex with a porn star” inflamed Trump’s anger, but that he remained in control of his emotions, according to James.
She said the “porn star” comment “caused Trump’s smile to fall and his eyebrows to furrow as his extended pout with his mouth open in an ‘O’ shape” showed “a state of aggressive arousal.”
“His rapid blinking rate indicated an internal burst of adrenaline,” the body language expert added.
Ms. James said Trump also wore a pursed-lip “smirk” showing his anger toward Biden mid-debate as the sitting president talked about Trump’s upcoming legal battles.
She explained that Trump’s licking at the corner of his mouth “suggests he was preparing for an open fight.”
The Democrat’s “broad, toothy smile” he previously used to mock his opponents in a debate turned out to be a “painfully asymmetrical” grimace, according to Ms. James.
Miso Wei, another body language expert, said of Biden’s performance: “I would encourage (Biden) to pay attention to the moments when he is not speaking, because when he is not speaking, his facial expression opens (and he) becomes distracted with wide eyes.”
Body language expert Ms James said Mr Biden seemed to leave the stage at any moment as he stammered during the debate.
Biden gave a disastrous performance, during which his hands appeared to shake as he stammered his words.
Donald Trump commented ‘I don’t know what he said’ in reference to Biden’s mistakes
Ms. Wei said she would advise Mr. Trump not to smile while Mr. Biden speaks because “it conveys a condescending tone.”
The British body language expert also addressed Trump’s reaction to Biden’s muttered remarks.
She said Trump created “a sense of intellectual contrast” by using his right hand in a chopping motion to “suggest confident thinking.”
Ms James added that Mr Trump’s “constant use of precision tweaking” suggested that “even his wildest claims had been calculated or confirmed down to the last detail” as the former president used his body language to make his points.
“Trump’s lips remained pursed for the most part as Biden spoke, either with a smug smile or an upward gesture of indignation and projected righteousness,” Ms. James said.
But Ms Wei said she would advise Mr Trump not to smile while Mr Biden is speaking because it “conveys a condescending tone”.