'Neck of fear': Body language expert breaks down meaning of Trump's facial expression
Donald Trump purportedly has "fear" written all over his face, and neck.
Trump, who is currently staring down several criminal indictments as well as a fraud case, recently appeared at an event in Iowa. A snapshot of the former president at that appearance tells the story of 1,000 words, a body language expert said.
Dr. Jack Brown, who previously analyzed the GOP debaters and found them presenting "insincerity and chronic deception," found that Trump was "displaying fear" in Iowa.
"The above image was captured on January 6th 2024 in Newton, Iowa – three years to the day after the insurrection," Brown said, noting that it "demonstrates an expression that Trump displays relatively rarely – and in light of his legal troubles, its evaluation is particularly important."
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Specifically, Brown is saying that Trump is showing fear, and the expert uses various details about Trump's outward appearance to back that up.
"Note Trump's jaw is extended forward. This is a manifestation of an Adrenaline Surge," according to the analysis.
The specific picture used by Brown lent itself to the facial analysis.
"This jaw jutting is photographically highlighted by the evanescent empty space/temporary cavity behind Trump's jaw and below his ear (tissue stretching forward)," the expert wrote. "The shading from the angle of the light in this moment makes it especially easy to see."
Trump's mouth also betrayed his fear.
"Next look at Trump's mouth – the corners are pulled laterally w/ an additional downward vectoring. Due to the angle of this image, we're unable to evaluate the symmetry of this dynamic, however it appears to be more prominent on his left," Brown wrote. "This is a mouth expression indicative of fear."
Brown also noted Trump's eyes.
"Now observe the direction of Trump's gaze. He's looking down to his right. Although there could very well be an unrelated and valid reason to otherwise look in this direction, it's also the quadrant we tend to look toward during highly emotional moments," he wrote.
Lastly, Brown labeled Trump's neck "a neck of fear."
"Crucially, pay close attention to Trump's neck," the expert wrote. "Although he's not a thin individual (making it more difficult to visualize), we can see his neck muscles (sternocleidomastoids ['ropy' muscles] and his platysma [nearly thin paper-thin muscle just below neck skin] TIGHTEN)."
He concluded: "This dynamic is a 'Neck of Fear.'"