Body language expert decodes what Pete Hegseth was really thinking during grilling on infidelities

President-elect Donald Trump's prime arsenic the Secretary for the Department of Defense stoically faced his archetypal salvo of questions from hostile Democrats connected Capitol Hill connected Tuesday, but a assemblage connection adept revealed to DailyMail.com what helium was truly thinking.

Hegseth began the hearings with a show of ‘alpha confidence’ assemblage connection adept Judi James revealed to DailyMail.com, describing him arsenic ‘a precise adept performer' arsenic Democrats grilled him. 

But Hegseth was not altogether callous, James noted, arsenic helium thanked his 3rd woman Jennifer for supporting him, adjacent arsenic determination was ‘an emotive crumpling of the chin and a interruption successful his voice’ arsenic helium noted ‘I emotion you sweetheart.’

Although Hegseth was interrupted passim his opening remarks, James noted that helium poked his lingua to cull their protests, sipped h2o and bristled astatine the outbursts.

The long-anticipated Senate confirmation hearings dominated the headlines connected Tuesday, arsenic senators grilled the erstwhile Fox News prima for allegations of marital infidelity and excessive alcohol use.

James indicated that Hegseth repeatedly thrust his lingua successful his feature arsenic accusations were being made but appeared precise callous astir the multitude of attacks levels successful the media and during the hearings astir behaviour helium demonstrated successful his past life.

When Sen. Mazie Hirono accused Hegseth of being 'drunk' astatine work, helium denounced the anonymously sourced media reports arsenic portion of a 'smear campaign' by his enemies. He adjacent paused and drank h2o arsenic she challenged him for his drinking habits. 

James revealed that Hegseth was peculiarly forceful during those moments.  

‘His “tell” seems to beryllium a “tongue successful cheek” motion which helium performs much than erstwhile though it doesn’t look to beryllium utilized to registry immoderate precise emotion oregon thought,’ James detailed. “Grabbing the h2o determination is simply a micro-purse of his lips and a mirthless, possibly ironic grin arsenic helium acknowledges a “smear campaign.“’

Hegseth acknowledged his idiosyncratic failures during the hearing, promising to bash amended with the assistance of his wife. 

'I americium not a cleanable person, but redemption is real,' helium said. 

During an affectional shakedown by Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, (D-NY), James noted that Hegseth maintained arsenic ‘poker face’ adjacent though helium demonstrated a ‘downward glance’ and an ‘accelerated blink rate’ arsenic she prosecuted him for his statements criticizing the usage of women successful the military, calling them 'hurtful' and 'harmful.' 

'You volition person to alteration however you spot women to bash this occupation good and I don't cognize if you are susceptible of that,' she said.

Gillibrand besides challenged Hegseth astir whether helium believed that radical who had left-wing views should beryllium allowed successful the military, prompting him to uncover that helium was prevented from serving a deployment securing President Joe Biden's inauguration due to the fact that of a Christian tattoo helium had. 

“His remark astir being ‘branded extremist’ for a tattoo comes with a steadfast lip-clamp and a micro-body-bristling,” James noted to DailyMail.com.