<p id=”par-1_60″><a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/tag/donald-trump/?swcfpc=1″ target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener”>President Donald Trump</a> and <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/news/melania-trumps-relationship-with-donald-trump-not-romantic-no-love-connection-2026-psychic-says.html/” target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener”>First Lady Melania Trump</a> attended the <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/tag/sports/?swcfpc=1″ target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener”>FIFA World Cup</a> match between Argentina and Spain on July 19, and the president was booed by the crowd gathered at the stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. Now an expert has analyzed the POTUS’ reaction and demeanor to offer insight on how he felt about those boos raining down on him. </p>
<p id=”par-2_21″>The expert also commented on Melania’s expression as it happened, and the significance of the president touching the World Cup trophy.</p>
<p id=”par-3_46″>Inbaal Honigman is a body language expert. She has appeared in the media for more than two decades, offering her expertise and perspectives on current events and pop culture figures for several outlets, including <em>Big Brother’s Little Brother</em>, Elle Magazine, and talkSPORT radio, to name a few.</p>
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<p id=”par-4_59″>Speaking on behalf of <a href=”https://www.covers.com/world-cup” target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener”>Covers</a>, Honigman told Showbiz Cheat Sheet, “The booing really gets to [Donald] Trump, and he struggles to hide his annoyance. From behind the glass, Trump is seen turning to his wife and gesticulating towards the audience with his right hand. This quick, short gesticulating seems to ask her, ‘Did you see this? Can you believe it?’</p>
<p id=”par-5_63″>“The president then turns back towards the audience, having composed himself a little, but he is still irritated. His whole body rises and falls on the balls of his feet, as he rocks a bit to and from, attempting to soothe himself. Trump raises his chin in the air, defiantly. Letting everyone know that this obvious disrespect isn’t going to get him down.”</p>
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<p id=”par-6_56″>In that moment, Honigman also analyzed Melania’s facial expressions as she listened to the boos, sharing, “The first lady’s lips never adopt a fully neutral stance. They’re always a little tense, forming a soft pout. Most people, when not smiling or speaking, would relax all the muscles in their lips, and would not look like Melania.</p>
<p id=”par-7_35″>“Those tense, tight lips signify restraint and determination, and for Melania this is her everyday persona. If anyone were to imitate the former model, they would surely struggle to keep their lip muscles taut constantly.”</p>
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<p id=”par-8_86″>And regarding Trump needing to touch the World Cup, Honigman has a theory about that, opining, “When President Trump touches the Cup, patting it a few times and smiling, he may be just joking and being friendly to the inanimate object, as if being ‘introduced’ to it. That touch is accepting, welcoming, and amiable. But there’s another aspect to this touch, and it may show that, in his own mind, the President may possess spiritual abilities which allow him to confer good luck upon the Cup.</p>
<p id=”par-9_52″>“In many spiritual traditions, putting a hand on someone’s head signifies transference of authority, identity, and divine favor. Trump’s view of his own importance, and his history of enjoying seeing himself cast as a deity in esoteric art, it’s entirely believable that, in Trump’s mind, his presence there carries a spiritual significance.”</p>
<p id=”par-10_18″><em>Showbiz Cheat Sheet acknowledges that conditions and cultures can impact body language and is sensitive to all backgrounds.</em></p>