In a recent broadcast, MSNBC's Lawrence ODonnell highlighted a trend among world leaders who appear to be using body language as a tool to publicly "humiliate" former President Donald Trump.
This observation comes in the wake of interactions involving French President Emmanuel Macron and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, both of whom employed subtle gestures to disrupt Trump's narrative on aid to Ukraine.
According to Yahoo News, ODonnell pointed out an incident earlier this week where Macron employed what he termed the "humiliation touch," placing a hand on Trump to interrupt him mid-sentence.
"Three days later, Donald Trump walked into exactly the same humiliation trap in the Oval Office," ODonnell remarked, noting that Prime Minister Starmer executed a similar maneuver. During a discussion on Ukraine, Starmer's left hand moved toward Trump, echoing Macron's earlier gesture. "Did you see that, that left hand?" ODonnell asked, emphasizing the interruption technique. However, Starmer refrained from physical contact, adhering to British norms of personal space.
ODonnell speculated on the impact of these gestures, suggesting that Trump might be impervious to such tactics. "There is a kind of person whose humiliation reflex simply doesnt work," he noted, implying that Trump may not be affected by these subtle cues. Nonetheless, ODonnell asserted that the broader audience perceives these interactions as diminishing Trump's stature. "The world sees it as humiliating to Donald Trump," he concluded.
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