Donald Trump’s body language uncovered: ‘If you’re the silverback, you stand proud’

<p>The recent ‘hand jiu-jitsu’ with Keir Starmer is just the latest awkward exchange between the US president and world leaders</p><p>As Keir Starmer handed Donald Trump his unprecedented invitation from King Charles – a second state visit – he grasped the US president chummily by the shoulder, more than once.</p><p>Starmer was skating a tricky line, between matey familiarity and patronising reassurance, which must have been tutored, as he’s not a tactile man. Trump’s body language looked completely untaught, because nobody could teach this. The man has always been incredibly idiosyncratic.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/28/donald-trump-body-language-keir-starmer-us-president">Continue reading...</a>