As President Donald Trump makes his feelings about Iran and Israel ceasefire known in a foul-mouthed rant, body language expert Judi James has spoken with the Mirror about that unexpected F bomb
Donald Trump sensationally dropped an F-bomb on live TV today as his Iran-Israel ceasefire appeared to unravel.
The US president has long been known for his fiery and often divisive rants, but it was still a shock to many to see one of the most powerful people on the planet express their outrage through swearing, especially in such a public manner.
Urging Israel “not to drop those bombs” after the nation ordered “powerful strikes” on Iran, the 79-year-old president raged that both countries “don’t know what the f*** they’re doing”, as ongoing tensions surrounding the fraught ceasefire deal continue.
Although there is technically no law to prevent presidents from peppering their public addresses with expletives, the language of their speeches is usually carefully tempered to reflect the weighty responsibilities and dignity of their high office.
That President Trump would curse at such a sensitive moment in global politics is telling, and, as noted by body language expert Judi James, his confident delivery of the word is also significant.
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Judi told the Mirror: “Trump doesn’t let the f…. word slip, he leans forward to launch it like a missile. But there’s no sense from his body language that he’s completely ‘lost it’ or suffering from red mist here. His anger is obvious, but it’s not shown as uncontrollable rage.
“This is a tirade delivered in a loud monologue that makes it pretty clear who he is angry about. It’s spread evenly too. He could be a parent raging about rebellious kids, his face puffed and his lips pouting and open in frustration, but he still retains a sense of superiority here. And it’s this body language that is redefining his leadership. We saw it with Zelensky and now with Israel and Iran.”
Although a “rare display” in the field of diplomacy, Judi remarked that this sort of occurence is “becoming less rare with Trump in charge”.
Iran and Israel had signed up to a ceasefire deal proposed by President Trump. However, Israel claimed Iran was in violation of this after carrying out missile strikes after the deal was already enacted. This accusation was denied by Iran’s military chiefs.
Meanwhile, Iran has accused Israel of carrying out strikes in three stages up until 9 am local time, as per the country’s state TV, citing Iran’s Khatam al-Anbiya central military headquarters.
Responding to the ongoing conflict, President Trump told reporters: “We have to have Israel to calm down because they went on a mission this morning. I’ve got to get Israel to calm down.”
When asked about the reports concerning ceasefire violation, Trump replied: “I’m not sure they did it intentionally. They couldn’t rein people back. I don’t like the fact that Israel went out this morning, and I’m going to see if I can stop it. As soon as I get away from you, I’m going to see if I can stop it.”
He then went on to criticise both Iran and Israel, controversially declaring: “We have two countries that have fought for so long and so hard that they don’t know what the f*** they’re doing.”
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