Trump confidently declared his victory at a Convention Center in Florida as election day (November 5) drew to a close, despite still being a few votes short of the 270 needed to secure the 2024 presidential election.

It wasn’t until the early hours of November 6 that the Republican nominee was officially called as President-Elect after a projected win in the key state of Wisconsin, which gave him an additional 10 votes and pushed him over the threshold.

With Trump now officially in line to become the 47th president, body language expert Judi James has taken a closer look at his victory speech and broken down what his appearance tells us about his second run as POTUS.

Speaking to Paddy Power Games, James explained: “This act of auto-coronation by Trump revealed several very telling non-verbal and behavioral traits that could hint about his style during his second term as president.

“The bragging and the bombastic posturing that were so visible during his first term were still in place, only much less so than before.”

Trump was joined on stage by his family (Fox News)

A family man

The speech lasted approximately 25 minutes and began with Trump arriving at the lectern with his family members in tow.

James noted how the President-Elect watched his loved ones with a ‘beaming smile’, saying: “His body language message here is about his dynasty but also about the projection of a warmer, family man that was first glimpsed on stage just after his attempted assassination.

“Last time he was elected he presented at a silverback alpha entrepreneur. This time he presents more as a fond head of a line of succession.”

Leaving the ‘old Trump’ behind

Towards the end of the speech, James noted that Trump did perform some little ‘dance steps’ to his signature ‘YMCA’ music, but this quickly stopped as he made his way off stage.

This move indicated to James that Trump is adopting a ‘more historic presidential brand’.

A leader who ‘takes the job seriously’

Even backstage, James believes Trump was keeping up appearances as she described his portrait as showing a ‘solitary and sober-looking man’.

Noting his ‘sombre facial expression’ and his chain ‘raised in an expression of intellectual evaluation’, the body language expert said: “Trump wanted to let us know he wasn’t joking, dad-dancing, peacocking or showboating backstage. His message here was of a more sensible, powerful man who takes the job and the responsibilities of office seriously.”

During his speech, Trump told his supporters his win would ‘help [the] country heal’.

“We’re going to fix everything about our country,” he said.

Donald Trump will become the 47th president of the US after beating Kamala Harris in the 2024 US election, with questions now raised over who will make up his cabinet as he returns to the White House.

As he prepares to return to power in January, Trump’s team will be putting together a cabinet to govern the country.

The former president declared victory prior to achieving the crucial 270 electoral votes on Wednesday (6 November).

Trump said he had ‘made history’ after being projected to win the battleground states of North Carolina, Georgia and Pennsylvania.

“Every single day I will be fighting for you, with every single breath in my body. I will not rest until we have delivered the strong, safe and prosperous America that children deserve,” he said.

“And that you deserve. This will truly be the golden age for America.”

Before the election victory, the New York Post reports that Trump put together a ‘transition’ team that ensures a smooth transition into power for the president-elect before inauguration day.

The outlet reports that sources close to Trump suggest his team is confident of many Republican Senate victories, which should ease Trump’s transition into power.

CEO of Cantor Fitzgerald, Howard Lutnick, is part of Trump’s transition team, alongside Linda McMahon, who formed part of Trump’s team during his first term.

Eric and Donald Jr., Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and vice president-elect JD Vance are also expected to be part of the team.

As for Trump’s cabinet for when he is in office, that is expected to be picked by the man himself – but who could feature in it?

Chief of Staff

The New York Post notes Susie Wiles is one of the leading candidates to take the role of chief of staff having worked as Trump’s co-chair during the campaign.

“She makes him feel comfortable,” one source close to Trump said of Wiles to CNN.

The chief of staff appointment is one the 47th president needs to get right as he churned through four of them during his first term.

Susie Wiles is said to be in line for the job of chief of staff (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

One of them being John Kelly, who said before the election campaign that Trump fits ‘into the general definition of fascist’.

Former house speaker Kevin McCarthy and Brooke Rollins, a former White House domestic policy adviser, are also expected to be candidates.

Attorney General

Perhaps one of the more important roles in government, it’s very important Trump gets the attorney general role within his government right.

General Matthew Whitaker, who was once an acting attorney general under Trump, is believed to be one of the names under consideration.

General Matthew Whitaker has been tipped to feature in Trump’s cabinet (Michael Ciaglo/Getty Images)

Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry and Missouri Sen. Eric Schmitt are also believed to be in the mix, according to the New York Post.

National security

Security is always high on the list for any president-elect, so Trump is going to need a good team around him to help out.

As far as positions in this area go, former national security adviser Robert O’Brien and Richard Grenell, former acting Director of National Intelligence, are in line for a job.

Robert O’Brien is a former national security adviser (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

Secretary of State

According to Sky News, Marco Rubio, who once tried to be the Republican presidential candidate, is a candidate to be secretary of state.

Could Trump offer this man a job? (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Rubio, who has very similar policies to Trump, was a contender to be the president-elect’s running mate before JD Vance took the role.

Advisers

Elon Musk was an ever-present during Trump’s campaign, with some speculation the Twitter owner could land an advisory role in Trump’s cabinet.

Elon Musk has been a long-time fan of Trump (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Meanwhile, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. could be offered a similar role.

Trump will be putting together his cabinet ahead of taking office on January 2025.