{"id":19508,"date":"2025-01-22T22:38:33","date_gmt":"2025-01-22T22:38:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=19508"},"modified":"2025-01-22T22:38:33","modified_gmt":"2025-01-22T22:38:33","slug":"body-language-expert-reveals-hidden-meaning-behind-barron-trumps-bizarre-hand-gesture-at-inauguration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=19508","title":{"rendered":"Body language expert reveals &#8216;hidden meaning&#8217; behind Barron Trump&#8217;s bizarre hand gesture at inauguration"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"text_text__nEn66\">A body language expert has explained a variety of hand gestures and what they mean, including one done by Barron Trump at his father&#8217;s inauguration.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text_text__nEn66\">While he was a young child when\u00a0<a class=\"anchor_link__6t7IO\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ladbible.com\/donald-trump\">Donald Trump<\/a>\u00a0first became president back in 2017, he is significantly more grown up now as people have rather noticed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text_text__nEn66\">Barron, now 18, is sort of the\u00a0<a class=\"anchor_link__6t7IO\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ladbible.com\/us-news\">American<\/a>\u00a0equivalent of Gary Barlow&#8217;s massive son, at 6&#8217;7, he tends to\u00a0<a class=\"anchor_link__6t7IO\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ladbible.com\/news\/us-news\/barron-trump-height-tall-donald-us-election-2024-001493-20241106\">tower over pretty much everyone else<\/a>\u00a0around him.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text_text__nEn66\">There were a lot of eyes on him at the inauguration events, not least because his father called him out in front of everyone to say\u00a0<a class=\"anchor_link__6t7IO\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ladbible.com\/news\/us-news\/donald-trump-inauguration-barron-trump-joe-biden-conversation-viral-036154-20250121\">Barron had been suggesting podcasts<\/a>\u00a0to go on such as\u00a0<em>The Joe Rogan Experience,<\/em>\u00a0which Donald Trump claimed helped him connect with young voters.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text_text__nEn66\">The younger Trump also went up to his father&#8217;s successor and predecessor as\u00a0<a class=\"anchor_link__6t7IO\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ladbible.com\/politics\">president<\/a>, Joe Biden, to shake hands with him and his VP Kamala Harris who was defeated in the recent election.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text_text__nEn66\">Lip reader Jeremy Freeman said that Barron Trump had said &#8216;g&#8217;day to you sir&#8217; to Biden and &#8216;ma&#8217;am, good day&#8217; to Harris, and that Biden had said &#8216;<a class=\"anchor_link__6t7IO\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ladbible.com\/news\/us-news\/donald-trump-inauguration-joe-biden-barron-exchange-lip-reader-932524-20250121\">it&#8217;s good to see you man<\/a>&#8216;.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-image_articleImage__eyzAn\">\n<div class=\"article-image_imageWrapper__ANtPE\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.ladbible.com\/resize?type=webp&amp;quality=70&amp;width=3840&amp;fit=contain&amp;gravity=auto&amp;url=https:\/\/images.ladbiblegroup.com\/v3\/assets\/bltcd74acc1d0a99f3a\/blt7d8bbd88440e4d01\/6791046d2dea1145e8b9633a\/GettyImages-2194968179.jpg\" sizes=\"100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.ladbible.com\/resize?type=webp&amp;quality=70&amp;width=640&amp;fit=contain&amp;gravity=auto&amp;url=https:\/\/images.ladbiblegroup.com\/v3\/assets\/bltcd74acc1d0a99f3a\/blt7d8bbd88440e4d01\/6791046d2dea1145e8b9633a\/GettyImages-2194968179.jpg 640w, https:\/\/images.ladbible.com\/resize?type=webp&amp;quality=70&amp;width=750&amp;fit=contain&amp;gravity=auto&amp;url=https:\/\/images.ladbiblegroup.com\/v3\/assets\/bltcd74acc1d0a99f3a\/blt7d8bbd88440e4d01\/6791046d2dea1145e8b9633a\/GettyImages-2194968179.jpg 750w, https:\/\/images.ladbible.com\/resize?type=webp&amp;quality=70&amp;width=828&amp;fit=contain&amp;gravity=auto&amp;url=https:\/\/images.ladbiblegroup.com\/v3\/assets\/bltcd74acc1d0a99f3a\/blt7d8bbd88440e4d01\/6791046d2dea1145e8b9633a\/GettyImages-2194968179.jpg 828w, https:\/\/images.ladbible.com\/resize?type=webp&amp;quality=70&amp;width=1080&amp;fit=contain&amp;gravity=auto&amp;url=https:\/\/images.ladbiblegroup.com\/v3\/assets\/bltcd74acc1d0a99f3a\/blt7d8bbd88440e4d01\/6791046d2dea1145e8b9633a\/GettyImages-2194968179.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/images.ladbible.com\/resize?type=webp&amp;quality=70&amp;width=1200&amp;fit=contain&amp;gravity=auto&amp;url=https:\/\/images.ladbiblegroup.com\/v3\/assets\/bltcd74acc1d0a99f3a\/blt7d8bbd88440e4d01\/6791046d2dea1145e8b9633a\/GettyImages-2194968179.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/images.ladbible.com\/resize?type=webp&amp;quality=70&amp;width=1920&amp;fit=contain&amp;gravity=auto&amp;url=https:\/\/images.ladbiblegroup.com\/v3\/assets\/bltcd74acc1d0a99f3a\/blt7d8bbd88440e4d01\/6791046d2dea1145e8b9633a\/GettyImages-2194968179.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/images.ladbible.com\/resize?type=webp&amp;quality=70&amp;width=2048&amp;fit=contain&amp;gravity=auto&amp;url=https:\/\/images.ladbiblegroup.com\/v3\/assets\/bltcd74acc1d0a99f3a\/blt7d8bbd88440e4d01\/6791046d2dea1145e8b9633a\/GettyImages-2194968179.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/images.ladbible.com\/resize?type=webp&amp;quality=70&amp;width=3840&amp;fit=contain&amp;gravity=auto&amp;url=https:\/\/images.ladbiblegroup.com\/v3\/assets\/bltcd74acc1d0a99f3a\/blt7d8bbd88440e4d01\/6791046d2dea1145e8b9633a\/GettyImages-2194968179.jpg 3840w\" alt=\"You can probably tell what this hand gesture means (Justin Sullivan\/Getty Images)\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" data-nimg=\"fill\" \/><\/div>\n<p><cite class=\"image-credit_imageCredit__YMlqS\">You can probably tell what this hand gesture means (Justin Sullivan\/Getty Images)<\/cite><\/div>\n<p class=\"text_text__nEn66\">Meanwhile, at one point, Barron Trump was seated and put his hands together in a manner similar to Mr Burns from\u00a0<em>The Simpsons<\/em>, a gesture which is known as the &#8216;politician&#8217;s steeple&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text_text__nEn66\">According to body language expert Darren Stanton, when people do the &#8216;politician&#8217;s steeple&#8217;, it&#8217;s supposed to convey an &#8216;authoritative position&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text_text__nEn66\">Stanton\u00a0<a class=\"anchor_link__6t7IO\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/fabulous\/20572401\/body-language-expert-what-common-hand-gestures-mean\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">told<\/a>\u00a0The Sun that the hand gesture is not meant to convey that someone thinks they&#8217;re better than you, but that they feel in a position of authority at that particular moment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text_text__nEn66\">The body language expert said this &#8216;display of authority&#8217; could also mean &#8216;evaluation&#8217; in some environments, and if you see someone doing the politician&#8217;s steeple while tapping their fingers together, that can show they&#8217;re giving what&#8217;s being said a bit of a think.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-image_articleImage__eyzAn\">\n<div class=\"article-image_imageWrapper__ANtPE\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.ladbible.com\/resize?type=webp&amp;quality=70&amp;width=3840&amp;fit=contain&amp;gravity=auto&amp;url=https:\/\/images.ladbiblegroup.com\/v3\/assets\/bltcd74acc1d0a99f3a\/bltc355c106b3acd7dd\/6791088cfc819bc6024efee7\/image_(11).png\" sizes=\"100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.ladbible.com\/resize?type=webp&amp;quality=70&amp;width=640&amp;fit=contain&amp;gravity=auto&amp;url=https:\/\/images.ladbiblegroup.com\/v3\/assets\/bltcd74acc1d0a99f3a\/bltc355c106b3acd7dd\/6791088cfc819bc6024efee7\/image_(11).png 640w, https:\/\/images.ladbible.com\/resize?type=webp&amp;quality=70&amp;width=750&amp;fit=contain&amp;gravity=auto&amp;url=https:\/\/images.ladbiblegroup.com\/v3\/assets\/bltcd74acc1d0a99f3a\/bltc355c106b3acd7dd\/6791088cfc819bc6024efee7\/image_(11).png 750w, https:\/\/images.ladbible.com\/resize?type=webp&amp;quality=70&amp;width=828&amp;fit=contain&amp;gravity=auto&amp;url=https:\/\/images.ladbiblegroup.com\/v3\/assets\/bltcd74acc1d0a99f3a\/bltc355c106b3acd7dd\/6791088cfc819bc6024efee7\/image_(11).png 828w, https:\/\/images.ladbible.com\/resize?type=webp&amp;quality=70&amp;width=1080&amp;fit=contain&amp;gravity=auto&amp;url=https:\/\/images.ladbiblegroup.com\/v3\/assets\/bltcd74acc1d0a99f3a\/bltc355c106b3acd7dd\/6791088cfc819bc6024efee7\/image_(11).png 1080w, https:\/\/images.ladbible.com\/resize?type=webp&amp;quality=70&amp;width=1200&amp;fit=contain&amp;gravity=auto&amp;url=https:\/\/images.ladbiblegroup.com\/v3\/assets\/bltcd74acc1d0a99f3a\/bltc355c106b3acd7dd\/6791088cfc819bc6024efee7\/image_(11).png 1200w, https:\/\/images.ladbible.com\/resize?type=webp&amp;quality=70&amp;width=1920&amp;fit=contain&amp;gravity=auto&amp;url=https:\/\/images.ladbiblegroup.com\/v3\/assets\/bltcd74acc1d0a99f3a\/bltc355c106b3acd7dd\/6791088cfc819bc6024efee7\/image_(11).png 1920w, https:\/\/images.ladbible.com\/resize?type=webp&amp;quality=70&amp;width=2048&amp;fit=contain&amp;gravity=auto&amp;url=https:\/\/images.ladbiblegroup.com\/v3\/assets\/bltcd74acc1d0a99f3a\/bltc355c106b3acd7dd\/6791088cfc819bc6024efee7\/image_(11).png 2048w, https:\/\/images.ladbible.com\/resize?type=webp&amp;quality=70&amp;width=3840&amp;fit=contain&amp;gravity=auto&amp;url=https:\/\/images.ladbiblegroup.com\/v3\/assets\/bltcd74acc1d0a99f3a\/bltc355c106b3acd7dd\/6791088cfc819bc6024efee7\/image_(11).png 3840w\" alt=\"According to the expert, this is an 'authoritative position' (X)\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" data-nimg=\"fill\" \/><\/div>\n<p><cite class=\"image-credit_imageCredit__YMlqS\">According to the expert, this is an &#8216;authoritative position&#8217; (X)<\/cite><\/div>\n<p class=\"text_text__nEn66\">Stanton said tapping meant that the person doing it is &#8216;considering what&#8217;s being said&#8217; and &#8216;thinking whether there is any merit to it&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text_text__nEn66\">Elsewhere in the inauguration,\u00a0<a class=\"anchor_link__6t7IO\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ladbible.com\/elon-musk\">Elon Musk<\/a>\u00a0twice performed a rather distinctive hand gesture with a significant amount of historical meaning.<\/p>\n<p>Musk thumped his chest before\u00a0<a class=\"anchor_link__6t7IO\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ladbible.com\/news\/us-news\/donald-trump-inauguration-elon-musk-nazi-salute-accused-response-883540-20250121\">extending his right arm<\/a>\u00a0up into the air fully extended as he stood before an audience, the South African businessman then turned around and repeated the gesture to a US flag.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; A body language expert has explained a variety of hand gestures and what they mean, including one done by Barron Trump at his father&#8217;s inauguration. 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