On January 20, 2017, President Donald Trump was sworn into office as the 45th President of the United States of America. After giving his inauguration speech, some political pundits criticized his character and debated whether or not he appeared to be "presidential." According to the dramatistic pentad, these pundits were focused primarily on:

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The dramatistic pentad is a tool for analyzing human action by examining the relationships between five key elements: act, scene, agent, agency, and purpose. In this situation, the political pundits were critiquing President Trump's behavior and whether or not it aligned with what they perceived as "presidential." Their focus was primarily on the agent (President Trump) and his actions, rather than the other elements of the pentad.

On January 20, 2017, President Donald Trump Was Sworn into Office