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. Trump appears to have some “playfulness” but also clear “irritation.”“I see moments of playfulness, but it’s a playfulness rooted in mockery,” Beth Dawson, a communication, body language and behavior analyst, told HuffPost. And, as body language expert and behavior analyst Traci Brown noted, Trump’s choice of words would naturally invite more questions. “These tiny slips are important: they show that, despite the joking tone, Trump finds the underlying suggestion — that there might be something to worry about — irritating.”AdvertisementAnother tell appears when he mentions that he’d been impeached. Rather than treat the MRI question as serious or legitimate, he frames it as something slightly ridiculous, something he can play with,” Dawson said.
