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katmondoo

(6,457 posts)
Wed Apr 27, 2016, 09:58 AM Apr 2016

Trump does weird things with his fingers when he speaks

Sometimes it is his thumb and forefinger together then it's his thumb and middle finger then it his thumb and ring finger with the other fingers raised or clenched. I watch his finger movements mesmerized and try to duplicate it.

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Trump does weird things with his fingers when he speaks (Original Post) katmondoo Apr 2016 OP
We'll have 4 or 8 years to watch him. nt thereismore Apr 2016 #1
Well, they are awfully big fingers... Funtatlaguy Apr 2016 #2
LOL I have tried to mimic some of them during his ads! femmocrat Apr 2016 #3
RepubliThug 'TinyHand' gang signs AxionExcel Apr 2016 #4
He also sniffs C_U_L8R Apr 2016 #5
He does a lot of palm showing GreatGazoo Apr 2016 #6
Any minute Fauxnews will broadcast a breaking news bulletin on Trump's gang affiliations. nt procon Apr 2016 #7

femmocrat

(28,394 posts)
3. LOL I have tried to mimic some of them during his ads!
Wed Apr 27, 2016, 10:07 AM
Apr 2016

I hate when the does that vibrating thing with both hands like he is a seal trying to clap its flippers.

Here is a "guide" to his gestures! http://www.slate.com/articles/video/video/2015/10/donald_trump_s_hand_gestures_a_guide_video.html

GreatGazoo

(3,937 posts)
6. He does a lot of palm showing
Wed Apr 27, 2016, 10:14 AM
Apr 2016

Two palms out to his sides, like the way a child says "it wasn't me."

Combined with all the repetitive "believe me" and "i can promise you this" it is the body language of a liar. He is in effect telling us 'you should NOT believe me because I am trying too hard'

The choppy movements and sentences are the outward manifestation of choppy thinking. It is likely that Trump, like Palin, suffers from the over use of stimulants. They FEEL smarter but what comes out of their mouth and gestures is an energetic salad of jingoism.



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