A body language expert who analyzed Vice President Kamala Harris’ first interview with the media since becoming the Democratic presidential nominee tells Fox News Digital that she believes Harris was « not confident in what she’s saying » and lacked a presidential demeanor. The vice president sat down alongside running mate Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz Thursday night for a CNN interview after largely avoiding the press since ascending to the top of the Democratic ticket, yet she appeared to frequently look down while responding to questions. »When I look at her overall demeanor, she does not carry the confidence or the presidential appearance in her demeanor to command in her position, » body language expert Susan Constantine told Fox News Digital. « So for everything that I saw last night, she definitely needs to make some tweaks into her body language to appear more confident. » « The fact that she’s looking down a lot removes a lot of the fluidity and the authenticity, » she added. TOP 5 MOMENTS FROM KAMALA HARRIS’ FIRST INTERVIEW AS DEMOCRAT NOMINEE Near the beginning of the interview, Harris was asked twice about her « day one » agenda but gave overarching answers instead of responding with a specific executive order or directive. « When she struggles, you start to see a lot of the head bobbling. You know, the head bobbling is ‘what part of the file in my subconscious am I going to pull out? Which ones are my answers?’ » Constantine said about Harris. « She couldn’t come up with a crystal clear answer, and that’s why she tends to bobble. » »When you bobble and waffle like that, » Constantine continued, « that’s another signal that she’s not really… prepared. She doesn’t really have confidence in her own answers. » « When you’re breaking gaze, that is a form of deflection, » Constantine also said. « So when you’re removing an eye gaze, not making good eye contact, it’s just showing me that she’s not confident in what she’s saying. » CONGRESSMAN SAYS HARRIS INTERVIEW PROVES WHY AMERICANS HAVE ‘TRUST ISSUE’ WITH VP, HITS CNN FOR NO FOLLOW-UPS Harris sat next to Walz during the interview in Savannah, Georgia, and Constantine said Harris was « consistently looking for acknowledgment » during the event. « She is looking for that signal from Walz to see if he’s on board. Many times when we see him, he’s got the pressed lips — that tends to be a more serious, more collected, expression in his mouth, » she said. The Harris campaign did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Fox News Digital about Harris’ performance in the interview. « Overall, you know, as one woman to another, I would say if you’re going to be a woman in power, you have to look like a woman in power, » Constantine said. « And she doesn’t at this time. » Fox News’ Emmett Jones, Emma Colton and Matteo Cina contributed to this report.
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Harris lacked confidence, presidential demeanor in first TV interview: body language expert
