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Description: Melania Trump's speech on the first day of the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, Ohio prompted questions about plagiarism after journalists noted striking similarities to Michelle Obama's 2008 speech at the Democratic National Convention.
Melania Trump has ruthlessly blamed the Trump campaign and singled out one particular staff member for the embarrassing scandal where she was accused of plagiarising Michelle Obama’s speech ...
Trump faced accusations of plagiarization of a Michelle Obama speech when, as part of her "Be Best" campaign in 2018, she gave a speech that appeared to closely echo remarks by Michelle Obama in 2016 and also distributed a written pamphlet that was nearly identical to one published under the Obama administration in 2014. [29] [30]
Political observers on Twitter were quick to note that parts of Melania's speech seemed to be ripped from Michelle Obama's 2008 speech at the DNC.
Melania Trump writes about several scandals from her time as first lady in her memoir, "Melania." She blamed her staff for failing to vet a speech with similar language to one of Michelle Obama's.
Two days later, Trump staff writer Meredith McIver took responsibility, saying there was a misunderstanding when Melania read passages of Obama's speech as examples. [136] [142] The speech also included a rare statement on her past, describing her family in Slovenia and her early modeling career. [139]
The original draft of Melania Trump's RNC speech did not include the section that appears to have been lifted from Michelle Obama's 2008 convention speech.
That time she plagiarised Michelle Obama’s speech? Her team’s fault. ... Melania Trump holds the Bible as her husband Donald Trump is sworn in as president on 20 January 2017 (AFP via Getty)