Link to video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MwQIEbrEk9Y
Here is the article. I actually said something quite different! I said, he lost power by putting out his hand first. I said they started with an equal handshake with palm to palm both thumbs up position. That Trump used his left arm to touch under Putin's arm in a show of support and it was only when Trump tapped Putin's arms three times that Putin responded by giving him a symbolic shooting motion. Wild how different the story turned out.
Here is the link to the story in the Daily Mail. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4675644/Trump-wins-handshake-Putin.html
Here is the cut and pasted version of the story.
President
Donald Trump came out on top in his first
handshake with Russian President Vladimir
Putin during their much anticipated meeting on Friday ahead of the
G20 summit.
The
pair exchanged pleasantries and what appeared to be a friendly handshake that
was captured on video shot during the leaders' 'retreat' in Hamburg.
But to the expert's eye there was a
power struggle going on between them, body language expert Patti Wood told
DailyMail.com.
The American president makes the first
move to assert his power forcing the Russian president to 'shoot back' with his
finger.
In the video, which was first posted to
Facebook, Trump initiated full palm-to-palm contact
with both thumbs up to 'communicate equity' and show that 'they are equal in
power and status', according to Wood.
Putin stands straight up without
stepping forward as he allows Trump to come to him. Wood said Putin maintains
power that way.
Both leaders smile and the 'smiles
linger showing friendliness', Wood said. But the most interesting part
about the handshake was Trump's use of his left hand.
'It can mean a lot of different
things,' Wood said, adding that it could even mean: 'I’m in control of you.'
Trump’s left hand is seen underneath
Putin's arm, which shows he is being 'supportive' while maintaining 'a bit of
control'.
President Donald
Trump maintained his control during his first handshake with Russian President
Vladimir Putin during their much anticipated meeting on Friday ahead of the G20
summit. Body language expert Patti Wood said Trump initiated full palm-to-palm
contact with both thumbs up to 'communicate equity' and show that 'they are
equal in power and status'
Both
leaders smile and the 'smiles linger showing friendliness', Wood said.
According to Wood, the most interesting part about the handshake was Trump's
use of his left hand. 'It can mean a lot of different things,' Wood said,
adding that it could even mean: 'I’m in control of you'
Trump’s left hand is seen underneath Putin's arm, which
shows he is being 'more supportive' while maintaining 'a bit of control' as he
gently pats Putin's arm
In what appears to be a response to Trump using his left
hand, Putin ‘playfully’ and ‘symbolically’ shoots Trump with his finger as if
he knows what the US president is doing
On Friday, as the leaders kicked off their meeting, Trump said 'It's an
honor to be with you', while Putin told the US leader: 'I'm delighted to meet
you.'
During their sit-down meeting, Trump
greeted Putin in a very 'unusual' way, much different from his other meetings
with world leaders in which it seemed more as a 'formality', Wood told
DailyMail.com, adding that Trump appeared happy to meet Putin.
During the sit down handshake, Trump
took his upper body and leaned into Putin to shake hands. Wood says this
is unusual as Trump typically ‘stays pretty close to an upright position’,
allowing others to lean into him.
Trump also offered his palm upward,
which is also not something the president does on the regular, according to
Wood, who said Trump usually lets the other individual initiate a handshake.
‘His hands are centered more towards
Putin. Trump usually holds his hands toward himself to show that he has the
power and it’s all about him,’ Wood added.
But that wasn’t the case on Friday.
Trump’s body language with Putin showed
just the opposite: It’s not all about Trump. According to Wood, the entire
handshake was about the power differential.
The upward palm shake showed that Trump
is 'willing to be supportive', when oftentimes Trump 'likes to be in charge' as
the alpha male.
Putin on the other hand 'doesn't move
very much' aside from when he slightly leaned forward as they were sitting
down.
Trump greeted Putin in a very 'unusual'
way during their sit down handshake, Wood said. Trump offered his palm upward
(pictured), which is not something the US president does, according to Wood,
who added that Trump lets the other individual initiate a handshake
The upward palm
shake (pictured) showed that Trump is 'willing to be supportive', when
oftentimes Trump 'likes to be in charge' as the alpha male. Putin on the other
hand 'takes his left arm and rests it on the chair with his elbow out,' Wood
said. Putin's 'left arm is a shield over his heart', which shows that he is
still guarded rather than fully open with Trump, Wood added
During
their seated meeting, Trump continues with his manspread in his usual alpha
male position with his hands in a steeple pointed downward. This position is
distinctive to Trump as a guard position that also shows his power
'He takes his left arm and rests it on
the chair with his elbow out,' Wood said, adding that it shows his 'left arm is
a shield over his heart'.
Wood, who is the author of SNAP: Making the
Most of First Impressions Body Languages and Charisma, said this means, despite
the pleasantries, the Russian president is still 'guarded rather than fully
open' with Trump.
Putin's stillness also shows that he
'wants to maintain the power' as Trump takes a more 'passive position'.
Overall, Putin seemed 'at ease aside
from the guarded elbow' Wood said.
During their seated meeting, Trump
continues with his manspread in his usual alpha male position with his hands in
a steeple pointed downward. This position is distinctive to Trump as a guard
position that also shows his power.
Putin also did the manspread, showing
Trump that he's an alpha as well, but Putin rested his arms on the chair arms,
which made him look slightly larger tha Trump, Wood said.
According to Wood, this showed 'a
little more power'.
But most of all Wood noted the slight
smile on Trump's face and his eye contact with Putin.
'That showed more than
anything that he was happy and in the moment,' Wood said. 'A lot of times
when he shakes hands it’s a formality.
“And he
doesn’t always make full eye contact and when he does, he doesn’t usually
smile.”
But according to
Wood, Putin's manspread showed Trump that he's an alpha as well. Putin
rested his arms on the chair, which made him look slightly larger than Trump,
Wood said and this showed 'a little more power'
Patti Wood, MA - The Body Language Expert. For more body language insights go to her website at
www.PattiWood.net. Check out Patti's website for her new book "SNAP, Making the Most of First Impressions, Body Language and Charisma" at
www.snapfirstimpressions.com.
