"When Trump likes you, he touches you and these guys are following suit."

[Miles Archer]

Body language experts dissect moment Trump strategist Steve Bannon intimately pats Reince Priebus

But fellow body language expert Lillian Glass disagreed with Wood's analysis, telling The News that the two men are just engaging in a President Trump-esque moment of intimacy.

"They're part of that Trump affection, physical, 'hey, I'm not afraid to let my emotions out,' " Glass said. "When Trump likes you, he touches you and these guys are following suit."

Priebus' apparent striking at Bannon's hand was actually just a complimentary pat, Glass claimed.

"When you watch it, it's a very kind of warm thing," she added.

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/experts-dissect-steve-bannon-intimately-patting-reince-priebus-article-1.2980971

[C_U_L8R]

1. If Trump touched me

I'd first make sure my wallet was still there,
then I'd get a tetanus shot.

[femmocrat]

2. Gross.

Looks more like unwanted touching, especially if they are following drumpf's example.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

3. Touching people can also be a dominance thing.

That's why Trump does it and probably why Bannon does it. Those guys don't like anybody; they only want to dominate others. Priebus looks like he's about to puke.

[moriah]

4. If that's a comforting pat....

Then my admitted overreaction (I was already angry, but I *really* don't like to be touched, especially by male coworkers at work) to a pat on the back from a male colleague -- spinning my head and chair and saying "Don't touch me!" -- was consent for further touching.