'Sadistic tendency': Body language expert breaks down Trump's handshakes

Donald Trump showed a "strong sadistic tendency" when he shook Jim Jordan's hand, a body language expert said on Friday.

Body language expert Dr. Jack Brown, who recently said General Motors CEO Mary Barra was displaying manipulation in an interview, looked at pictures of the former president shaking hands with Jordan and Democrat Nancy Pelosi.

With Jordan, Brown noted that Trump appeared to pull his ally very close.

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"When a man shakes hands with another man, if they consistently pull the other man's hand toward them (rather than shaking hands halfway in between), it's an extremely reliable indicator of narcissism and manipulative personality traits," Brown wrote. "In the above example, we see Donald Trump shaking Jim Jordan's hand. Note the full arm extension of Jim Jordan and how close Trump pulls Jordan's hand to his upper abdomen."

The sadism, Brown said, comes into play with the way Trump purportedly hurt Jordan's hand in the process of shaking it.

"Note too, the angle at which Trump bends Jordan's wrist (here, primarily adduction). This is a deliberate maneuver to inflict pain. Men with this additional component have a strong sadistic tendency," he added Friday.

Brown then turned to an image of Trump shaking Pelosi's hand.

"In addition, when a man shakes a woman's hand in the same pulling-toward-their-torso fashion, it's not only indicative of narcissism & manipulative personality, but it also has an extremely high correlation w/ misogyny, objectification, & tendency toward physical abuse," he wrote. "Note the additional component and amplitude of extreme degree of wrist-bending: Trump is bending Pelosi's wrist in two planes, both in flexion and to a lesser degree adduction."

He then adds:

"Again, this is deliberate and intended to inflict pain and, when it's frequently used, it's highly correlated with Sadism."