BLACKSBURG, Va., Feb. 25 -- Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University issued the following news release:
President Donald Trump has appeared before Congress to deliver the second State of the Union address of his second term in office. Political scientist Karen Hult and political communications expert Cayce Myers offered their analysis of the content and context of the president's speech.
Karen Hult on the president's delivery and tactics
"Breaking another record for the length of a State of the Union address, the president presided and directed cheers for his supporters and taunted or reprimanded generally unresponsive Democrats while criticizing his immediate predecessor, sometimes by name.
"As is his style, he maintained the...