Has Trump’s opinion about Biden changed?
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Despite the “Sleepy Joe” label President Donald Trump bestowed upon Joe Biden, Dr. Renée Carr speculated to The List that the president’s opinion about Joe Biden has since changed and that he now sees the Democrat as a threat. In fact, in August 2020, Trump called for a drug test before the first debate, seemingly implying that Biden has used illicit substances to improve his competency.
“This type of behavioral response is a way to reduce personal insecurities when a previously discounted opponent shows–or begins to show — an unexpected prowess,” Dr. Carr told The List, referencing a past comment Trump made about Biden. “I don’t know how he [Biden] could have been so incompetent in his debate performances and then all of a sudden be OK,” Trump told The Washington Examiner. Dr. Carr explained, “This shows that President Trump previously regarded candidate Biden’s debate skills as lacking and of no real threat. The only reason for an improvement in Biden’s debating, Trump concludes, is that there must be some external factor accounting for an improved performance.” She added, “This allows Trump to psychologically deny that Biden possesses any true internal characteristics or strength that pose any real threat to Trump’s debating.”
As for Biden’s response to the drug test request? The former VP’s campaign said, per Politico, “Vice-President Biden intends to deliver his debate answers in words. If the president thinks his best case is made in urine he can have at it.” Trump responded on Twitter, writing, “Joe Biden just announced that he will not agree to a Drug Test. Gee, I wonder why?”
Body Language Expert Reveals How Donald Trump Really Feels About The Upcoming Presidential Debates
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So how confident is Trump that he will emerge the victor? In an exclusive interview with The List, body language expert Dr. Renée Carr, a psychologist, as well as a political and corporate advisor, pointed to some subtle body language cues that potentially reveal how Trump really feels about debating his contender, who he has nicknamed “Sleepy Joe.”
Ready for more of Dr. Carr’s observations? Here’s what else the political advisor had to say about Trump ahead of the presidential debates.
Has Trump’s opinion about Biden changed?
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Despite the “Sleepy Joe” label President Donald Trump bestowed upon Joe Biden, Dr. Renée Carr speculated to The List that the president’s opinion about Joe Biden has since changed and that he now sees the Democrat as a threat. In fact, in August 2020, Trump called for a drug test before the first debate, seemingly implying that Biden has used illicit substances to improve his competency.
“This type of behavioral response is a way to reduce personal insecurities when a previously discounted opponent shows–or begins to show — an unexpected prowess,” Dr. Carr told The List, referencing a past comment Trump made about Biden. “I don’t know how he [Biden] could have been so incompetent in his debate performances and then all of a sudden be OK,” Trump told The Washington Examiner. Dr. Carr explained, “This shows that President Trump previously regarded candidate Biden’s debate skills as lacking and of no real threat. The only reason for an improvement in Biden’s debating, Trump concludes, is that there must be some external factor accounting for an improved performance.” She added, “This allows Trump to psychologically deny that Biden possesses any true internal characteristics or strength that pose any real threat to Trump’s debating.”
As for Biden’s response to the drug test request? The former VP’s campaign said, per Politico, “Vice-President Biden intends to deliver his debate answers in words. If the president thinks his best case is made in urine he can have at it.” Trump responded on Twitter, writing, “Joe Biden just announced that he will not agree to a Drug Test. Gee, I wonder why?”
“This type of behavioral response is a way to reduce personal insecurities when a previously discounted opponent shows–or begins to show — an unexpected prowess,” Dr. Carr told The List, referencing a past comment Trump made about Biden. “I don’t know how he [Biden] could have been so incompetent in his debate performances and then all of a sudden be OK,” Trump told The Washington Examiner. Dr. Carr explained, “This shows that President Trump previously regarded candidate Biden’s debate skills as lacking and of no real threat. The only reason for an improvement in Biden’s debating, Trump concludes, is that there must be some external factor accounting for an improved performance.” She added, “This allows Trump to psychologically deny that Biden possesses any true internal characteristics or strength that pose any real threat to Trump’s debating.”
As for Biden’s response to the drug test request? The former VP’s campaign said, per Politico, “Vice-President Biden intends to deliver his debate answers in words. If the president thinks his best case is made in urine he can have at it.” Trump responded on Twitter, writing, “Joe Biden just announced that he will not agree to a Drug Test. Gee, I wonder why?”
Trump might be using this psychological technique
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Of course, no one can really know what Trump is truly thinking. Either way, it will be interesting to see how all of this plays out at the presidential debates.
