As Donald Trump delivered his second presidential inaugural address in Washington on Monday, the National Post consulted two experts in political oratory to parse his speech with a focus on the rhetorical devices, themes, and strategies it employed. Robert Danisch, professor in communication arts at the University of Waterloo, studies political rhetoric in democratic societies. Jeni Armstrong teaches political communication at Carleton University and was lead speechwriter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau from 2015 to 2018. They spoke with the National Post’s Joseph Brean.