Biden not wandering off was biggest shock of the evening and it was a surprise he lasted the 90 minutes: Body language expert gives damning verdict on debate

Biden not wandering off was biggest shock of the evening and it was a surprise he lasted the 90 minutes, a body language expert said in her damning verdict of last night's presidential debate.

'His hands fluttered, his voice sounded husky and he kept coughing in a bid to clear it. His breathing sounded audibly bad and by his final address he was using short, shallow breaths akin to panting,' expert Judi James told MailOnline.

She said that Biden's faltering and stalling looked worst at the start of the debate and even indicated that he might not make it to end of his catastrophic performance against Donald Trump.

'He often stood listening to Trump with his mouth dropped open and his eyes rounded,' Ms James said, adding that this gave him 'a look of incomprehension' compared to Trump's smug smirk.

She also said that Biden's fingers were shaky as he pointed at Trump during his fumbled arguments, therefore failing to register authority. 

'Biden's hands fluttered, his voice sounded husky and he kept coughing in a bid to clear it. His breathing sounded audibly bad and by his final address he was using short, shallow breaths akin to panting,' body language expert Judi James told MailOnline

She said that Biden's faltering and stalling looked worst at the start of the debate and even indicated that he might not make it to end of his catastrophic performance against Donald Trump

She also said that Biden's fingers were shaky as he pointed at Trump during his fumbled arguments, therefore failing to register authority

Biden also showed 'naked anger signals' when Trump spoke about his son as 'his face screwed up, turning white and pinched in rage,' the body language expert told MailOnline

At times, President Biden looked blankly into the camera or down at his notes (pictured) while Trump was speaking

Biden also showed 'naked anger signals' when Trump spoke about his son as 'his face screwed up, turning white and pinched in rage,' the body language expert told MailOnline.

The Democrat's 'signature wide, toothy grin' previously used to mock opponents in a debate turned out to be a 'painfully asymmetric' grimace, according to Ms James.

Miso Wei, another expert on body language, told the New York Post that Biden rigidly shuffling to his podium at the debate indicated his old age.

'The way he speaks, there's no way to hide his age,' she said. 'And the way he is currently – the shape his body currently is in – there's just no way to hide his age.' 

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Ms Wei added about Biden's performance: 'I would encourage [Biden] to pay attention to the moments when he's not talking, because when he's not talking, his facial expression opens [and he] zones out with wide-open eyes.'

Meanwhile Trump's body language indicated that Biden's jabs calling him a 'convicted felon' who had 'sex with a porn star' ignited Trump's anger, but that he remained in control of his emotions, according to Ms James.

She said that the 'porn star' comment 'made Trump's smile drop and his brows furrow into a frown as his extended lip-pout with his mouth open in an 'O' shape' showing 'a state of aggressive arousal'.

'His rapid blink rate hinted at an inner adrenaline burst,' the body language expert added.

Ms James said Trump also used a 'smug smile' with his lips pursed tight displaying his rage at Biden halfway through the debate as the incumbent president spoke about Trump's upcoming legal battles. 

She explained that Trump's 'tongue licking the corner of his mouth suggests that he was prepping for an open fight'.

The Democrat's 'signature wide, toothy grin' previously used to mock opponents in a debate turned out to be a 'painfully asymmetric' grimace, according to Ms James

Miso Wei, another body language expert, said about Biden's performance: 'I would encourage [Biden] to pay attention to the moments when he's not talking, because when he's not talking, his facial expression opens [and he] zones out with wide-open eyes' 

Body language expert Ms James said Biden appeared to walk off the stage at any point as he stammered his way through the debate

Biden gave a disastrous performance, during which his hands appeared to be shaking as he fumbled his words

Donald Trump commented 'I don't know what he said' in reference to Biden's fumbles

Ms Wei said that she would advise Trump against smirking while Biden is speaking because it 'sends out a condescending tone'

The British body language expert also addressed Trump's reaction to Biden's mumbled arguments.

She said that Trump created 'a sense of intellectual contrast' by using his right hand in a chopping motion to 'suggest sure thinking'.

Ms James added that Trump's 'constant use of the precision pinch' suggested that 'even his wildest claims had been costed or confirmed to the last detail' as the former president utilised his body language to make his points.

'Trump's lips remained clamped for the most part as Biden spoke, either in a smug smile or an upturned gesture of indignation and projected righteousness,' Ms James said.

But Ms Wei said that she would advise Trump against smirking while Biden is speaking because it 'sends out a condescending tone'.