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Vice President Kamala Harris shook hands with former President Donald Trump on Tuesday before the ABC News presidential debate in Philadelphia.met face-to-face for the first time Tuesday night at the presidential debate. And before the debate even started, their greeting said a lot about their mindsets, body language experts told HuffPost.
There are no rules that obligate presidential candidates to shake each other’s hand during debates, but Dudley said it was a “huge power move” for Harris to do so.“Some people, they think, well, the position of power is march in here and ignore my opponent, and to not shake her hand or his hand,” Dudley said. “But the true position of power is to own your own self and your own space, and to be the person who can walk in, put out a hand and say, ‘Hello, I’m Kamala Harris.
Trump is known for reeling in other people’s hands and pulling them up and down in a “saw” motion with his shoulder, said Dudley, who has studied videos of Trump’s greetings. Do not do this, because it “puts people off their balance,” she said. “We want to let people stay stable while they’re shaking our hand.”Ultimately, each handshake is a new opportunity to show someone where they stand with you and your intentions.
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