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CNN Interviews Body Language Expert on Trump-Putin Summit: Trump Clapping for Putin Similar to ‘Tonight Show Hosts’
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CNN

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Smerconish

Name: Smerconish

URL: https://www.cnn.com/shows/smerconish

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Michael Smerconish

Name: Michael Smerconish

Employment: MSNBC

Position: Host

, Chris Ulrich

Name: Chris Ulrich

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08/16/2025 08:50 am
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RUSH TRANSCRIPT Guaranteed Watch ░░░░░░░░ lead every weekday at ░░░░░░░░ on CNN As the ░░░░░░░░ S seeks a ceasefire ░░░░░░░░ the Russia Ukraine war ░░░░░░░░ did president Donald Trump ░░░░░░░░ Russian president Vladimir Putin ░░░░░░░░ body language tell us ░░░░░░░░ their high stakes summit ░░░░░░░░ me now is behavioral ░░░░░░░░ and body language expert ░░░░░░░░ Ulrich Chris thanks so ░░░░░░░░ for being here I ░░░░░░░░ got five cuts I ░░░░░░░░ wait to hear what ░░░░░░░░ have to say Let ░░░░░░░░ begin and we ll ░░░░░░░░ these and you can ░░░░░░░░ Let s begin with ░░░░░░░░ clap The clap by ░░░░░░░░ Trump as Putin is ░░░░░░░░ him What do you ░░░░░░░░ of the clap Michael ░░░░░░░░ is a moment Remember ░░░░░░░░ Trump Gets to that ░░░░░░░░ there He s waiting ░░░░░░░░ s in the authority ░░░░░░░░ By using that clap ░░░░░░░░ s taking some of ░░░░░░░░ Authority out of The ░░░░░░░░ Going from host into ░░░░░░░░ He offers a rapport ░░░░░░░░ opportunity to lighten the ░░░░░░░░ through that clap It ░░░░░░░░ followed By a smile ░░░░░░░░ he puts his Hand ░░░░░░░░ In this very Open ░░░░░░░░ gesture It s an ░░░░░░░░ hand move that he ░░░░░░░░ in Order to clap ░░░░░░░░ That clap just takes ░░░░░░░░ of the intensity Out ░░░░░░░░ the moment And we ░░░░░░░░ the handshake as well ░░░░░░░░ handshake the warm greeting ░░░░░░░░ them By the way ░░░░░░░░ regard to the clap ░░░░░░░░ hear a lot of ░░░░░░░░ like why would he ░░░░░░░░ for Putin I don ░░░░░░░░ have your expertise but ░░░░░░░░ took that as it ░░░░░░░░ like hey I m ░░░░░░░░ you re here Like ░░░░░░░░ Ulrich I m happy ░░░░░░░░ re on my show ░░░░░░░░ All right we re ░░░░░░░░ to do this Yeah ░░░░░░░░ in mind clap moment ░░░░░░░░ this We ll see ░░░░░░░░ Show host and other ░░░░░░░░ do this It s ░░░░░░░░ let s get ready ░░░░░░░░ s get ready to ░░░░░░░░ this The handshake that ░░░░░░░░ that is a moment ░░░░░░░░ opportunity for them to ░░░░░░░░ And that handshake lasts ░░░░░░░░ 10 seconds As they ░░░░░░░░ rapport they re smiling ░░░░░░░░ each other They re ░░░░░░░░ eye contact as they ░░░░░░░░ looking at each other ░░░░░░░░ is a moment of ░░░░░░░░ building and parity And ░░░░░░░░ in those moments keep ░░░░░░░░ mind Michael the handshake ░░░░░░░░ a negotiation an ongoing ░░░░░░░░ for power Here Trump ░░░░░░░░ deference followed by pulling ░░░░░░░░ hand in and using these
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