“And we’re the ones that won the war. We won the war and they help, but without us they don’t win the war, we’re all speaking German—without us they’re speaking German and maybe a little Japanese too.”
While these comments have been interpreted as both historically inaccurate and diplomatically insensitive.
They may also reflect deeper cognitive bias cues, according to experts in leadership psychology and executive behavioral analysis.
Fields often referenced in military readiness assessments and high-level diplomatic insurance underwriting.
A body language expert, Dr. Beth Dawson, analyzed Trump’s posture and gestures during the speech.
Claiming his relaxed demeanor was a subconscious assertion of dominance, often used in high-profile negotiations and crisis communication strategies.
She argued that the president’s nonverbal cues amounted to a “masterclass” in subtle power plays: “When Trump refers flippantly to ‘one of the presidents, or prime ministers, or whatever.’
