In David Mamet’s House of Games, a professional confidence trickster explains why he’s so good at playing poker: He looks for a “tell” from his opponent — a nervous gesture like fidgeting with his gold ring — that suggests the man is bluffing.
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Well, television host Jimmy Kimmel has apparently been clocking President Donald Trump for some time– and he’s found a rather annoying “tell” that suggests the billionaire blowhard is either a consistent liar or suffers a really bad case of obsessive-compulsive disorder. Probably both.
The long and short of it: Trump has a conspicuous tendency to fiddle with objects in his immediate vicinity whenever he sits down for a meeting.
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See his hands. Look at the fingers. Trump is particularly fond of shuffling around coasters or moving water glasses across the table like he’s playing Ouija, but he’s also into dicking around with folders and dossiers, too.
Take a look:
https://youtu.be/al6knDpNCNU
DCguy
It is related to when an anorexic pushes food around their plate to make it look like they are eating.
Trump shuffles things to make it look like he is engaged and understands what is going on. But we have seen both by his inability to grasp concepts unless they are spelled out for him on FOX News and by assigning all of the heavy lifting to his son in law, daughter, and other people that Trump is not used to work or to actually studying up.
Hence, he pushes around folders and pretends to be doing something.
oregonduckbrad
You are 1000% correct. He’s performing this bit of theater because he knows all eyes are on him, and he’s deeply insecure about actually being in the driver’s seat. PS: he’s SO. WEIRD.
DCguy
Yes, SOOOO WEIRD!
1EqualityUSA
This is something his nurse will note when he’s rotting away in a rest home with the sun shining through his ears.
DCguy
If the Russia investigation pans out, he’ll be lucky if that’s how it ends up. Penalties for Treason are harsh and ugly.
Keebler ILF
If you’re into astrology, the fact that he’s a Gemini might explain his behavior: Saying one thing one day, then the opposite another day. A Gemini I used to work with was always moving things. I’d walk away from my desk for a few minutes, and when I returned, I couldn’t find things where I left them.
I suspect that if Trump had been examined by a real, qualified physician, instead of Dr. Vinny Boombatz, they would probably have found that he’s bi-polar or something.