Trump And Trudeau's High-Stakes Dinner Spoke Volumes. Body Language Experts Reveal Why.

Experts examine a viral photo following the pair's meeting, plus other telling body language that came from the visit.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau recently traveled to Florida for a high-stakes dinner with President-elect Donald Trump — and body language experts think there’s a lot to be said about their much-talked-about meeting.

Trudeau and Trump’s dinner gathering last week at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate, which reportedly lasted three hours, took place days after the former president threatened in a social media post to impose a 25% tariff on all products entering the U.S. from Canada and Mexico when he takes office. The dinner drew international attention and spurred several headlines conjecturing about the meeting’s effectiveness. But it also produced several viral moments.

A photo featuring Trudeau and Trump seated together at a round table at dinner (and a child photobombing them in the back) made the rounds on the internet, reports that Trump took a jab at the Canadian prime minister during the sit-down made headlines, and a video clip of Trudeau after the dinner saying he had an “excellent conversation” with Trump sparked some curiosity about how their discussion went.

Both Trump’s and Trudeau’s offices have since released statements saying the politicians’ dinner was “productive.” And Canadian Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc, who also attended the dinner, has since clarified that Trump was just “teasing” after it was reported he joked to Trudeau that Canada should become the 51st state of America.

But as people continue to ponder the future relations between U.S. and Canada during Trump’s second term, it’s interesting to hear what body language experts have to say about the glimpses we’ve seen into Trump and Trudeau’s dinner — and the moments surrounding it — and not just what’s been said.