Donald Trump is currently in France attending the G7 with the other leaders of the top world democracies.
Friday night he attended a dinner, and the camera watched him arrive and jump out out his presidential limo.
Of course, he left Melania to fend for herself [1].
Some eagle eyed people on Twitter noticed that Trump appeared to be wearing high heeled shoes, or lifts.
Take a look:
Notice pants, shoes and stance!
Thoughts? pic.twitter.com/J30PUAkiht [2]— Mystery Solvent (@MysterySolvent) August 24, 2019 [3]
As you could imagine, Twitter had some thoughts:
Is he wearing heels??
— Tracey Olmoz 🏳️🌈🌊🇺🇸 (@nonicara) August 24, 2019 [4]
Trump wearing high heels and lifts and still not the 6'3" he claims. Lol.
— Trump: inspiring a terrorist near you (@NikalKatha) August 24, 2019 [5]
Why is he wearing #Melanias [6] boots?
— Chief's Wife (@sharondigi) August 24, 2019 [7]
Are those Melania's Louis Vitton shoes Trump is wearing? Or a pair of Ivanka's chinese knock-offs?
— Rick randall-uhrig (@RandallUhrig) August 24, 2019 [8]
Are those lift shoes? Trying to make people think he's actually 6'3"? What a joke!
— RenieK (@RenieK10) August 24, 2019 [9]
The idea of Trump wearing heels or lifts isn’t new.
Take look at how he stands:
Weird! It looks like Trump is leaning forward and about to tip over. Like the Leaning Tower of Trump.
Dr. Jack Brown, a physician and expert in body language, wrote a detailed post [10] about the way Trump stands. Brown wrote that “Trump is standing with this posture — primarily because he has specially crafted, ‘lift shoes’. His added 2.5–3.5 inch heel-height causes him to lean forward. This configuration is accentuated by his obesity.”
This Twitter thread [11] from Dr. Brown further details why Trump stands like he does:
Body Language Analysis No. 4382: Why is Donald Trump Leaning Forward? – #Nonverbal [12] #EmotionalIntelligence [13] #BodyLanguage [14] #BodyLanguageExpert [15] #DonaldTrump [16] #LeaningForward [17] #StandingFunny [18] #StandingOddly [19] #PersonalSpace [20] #TrumpsHeight [21] pic.twitter.com/Rvh57yahaK [22]
— Dr. Jack Brown (@DrGJackBrown) April 29, 2019 [23]
1/ In the past several days, it's been reported that Donald Trump has been "standing weird". Although the President's leaning-forward posture has been displayed in the past, recently this stance has been used more consistently. Why? What are the body language ramifications?
— Dr. Jack Brown (@DrGJackBrown) April 29, 2019 [24]
2/ Donald Trump is standing with this posture – primarily because he has specially crafted, 'lift shoes'. His added 2.0 – 3.0 inch heel-height causes him to lean forward. This configuration is accentuated by his obesity.
— Dr. Jack Brown (@DrGJackBrown) April 29, 2019 [25]
3/ Trump is quite self-conscious about his height. President Trump's claimed height is 6'3" – yet, this is demonstrably false.
— Dr. Jack Brown (@DrGJackBrown) April 29, 2019 [26]
4/ In the above photo, taken on the morning of his inauguration, Trump is clearly approximately 0.5 inch shorter than President Obama (Obama's feet are further apart, which effectively lowers his height a bit, relative to Trump). pic.twitter.com/694N8jT1CN [27]
— Dr. Jack Brown (@DrGJackBrown) April 29, 2019 [28]
5/ It's notable that Ronny Jackson, M.D. – Trump's White House physician for the first 15 months of his administration – also served the same role for Barack Obama. President Obama's height, per Jackson's medical reports, was listed at 6'1".
— Dr. Jack Brown (@DrGJackBrown) April 29, 2019 [29]
6/ Both Trump and Obama have been routinely photographed standing next to many athletes – thus, we can use these others' registered height's as cross-checks.
— Dr. Jack Brown (@DrGJackBrown) April 29, 2019 [30]
7/ Here's an image of Trump standing next to Tiger Woods (presumably, both men are wearing golf shoes). Woods' reported height is 6'1". pic.twitter.com/p57tWu5sPe [31]
— Dr. Jack Brown (@DrGJackBrown) April 29, 2019 [32]
8/ Here's another photo Donald Trump leaning forward during a political rally in Green Bay, Wisconsin on 27 April 2019. pic.twitter.com/SwsMsdXbZE [33]
— Dr. Jack Brown (@DrGJackBrown) April 29, 2019 [34]
9/ Trump was leaning forward in this same style while greeting Prime Minister Justin Trudeau during his visit to the White House on 11 October 2017. pic.twitter.com/aqKCOzUZg6 [35]
— Dr. Jack Brown (@DrGJackBrown) April 29, 2019 [36]
10/ SUMMARY: Donald Trump's forward-leaning posture is caused by his use of lift-shoes. This odd stature is further exacerbated by his obesity.
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— Dr. Jack Brown (@DrGJackBrown) April 29, 2019 [37]