It was not easy for Joe Biden and Kamala Harris to hide their feelings as thousands of cameras flashed on them as Donald Trump was sworn in as the 47th president of the United States after a bitterly fought election. Donald Trump had to fight both of them as Joe Biden was initially the presidential candidate until he was forced t0 bow out in favor of Kamala Harris. Trump debated both of them in two presidential debates in the blitzkrieg campaign.
Biden and Kamala Harris, however, showed courtesy as they handed over the power to Donald Trump and JD Vance, respectively. Biden in fact greeted Donald Trump saying ‘Welcome home’.
Body language experts, however, decoded what they were suppressing as Donald Trump took the oath. Expert Susan Constantine told Newsweek that Kamala Harris’ face was tense as she seemed uncomfortable. “The body language between Trump, Harris, and Biden was contentious, stonewalling one another intentionally not to acknowledge or show respect through eye contact, eyebrow glance, or handshake,” Constantine said.
“Harris’s face was tense, as she seemed uncomfortable, and she was leaning away from Biden. She appeared to hug the chair to create further distance between her and Biden. Biden appeared lost in space,” the expert said adding that Kamala Harris displayed visible signs of deep emotion throughout the inauguration. She took a deep breath and looked tense.
According to a lip reader, Barack Obama asked George W Bush how they could “stop what’s happening” during the inauguration. Lip reader Jackie Gonzalez interpreted that Obama greeted Bush and said, “Good to see you”. Obama then turned to the crowd thanking them for the cheers and asked Bush, “How can we stop what’s happening?”
There was another viral moment from the inauguration when Donald Trump’s son Barron Trump leaned towards Joe Biden after a handshake. Forensic lip reader Jeremy Freeman said he believes Biden said, “It’s good to see you man” to which Barron said, “Exactly”.
