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Melania Trump Copies Michelle Obama's Speech and Twitter Explodes
The wife of Donald Trump gave a decent speech at the Republican National Convention. Bad thing was, Michelle Obama had already given part of it.
The first day of the Republican National Convention was a bizarre parade of party rancor, F-jist celebrities, right-wing politicians, tone-deaf officials, and raving Hillary haters. Melania Trump, the wife of presumptive nominee Donald Trump, was one of the last speakers of the night, delivering a a speech heavy on platitudes and short on specifics.
While Trump didn't say much of substance, she came across as a competent and positive figure, as opposed to her husband. The only problem is, several sentences of her speech are nearly identical to those in a speech given by Michelle Obama at the 2008 Democratic National Convention. Eagle-eyed Twitter users found the connection and blew up the platform.
\u201cSo that's pretty blatant, right?\u201d— Mike Hearn (@Mike Hearn) 1468903041
\u201cJust asked Melania Trump how her speech went and she replied, "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times..."\u201d— Louis Virtel (@Louis Virtel) 1468904856
\u201c"I loved 'Do the Right Thing'!" - Melania Trump #RNCinCLE\u201d— danielle radford (@danielle radford) 1468904168
\u201c"Life is like a box of chocolates" - Melania Trump\u201d— billy eichner (@billy eichner) 1468903592
\u201c"Ich bin ein Berliner!" -Melania Trump #gopconvention https://t.co/D035iQpl2M\u201d— danielle radford (@danielle radford) 1468900950
\u201c"Melania wasn't responsible for those words!" \n\nDidn't she just say your word should be your bond?\u201d— Guy Branum (@Guy Branum) 1468905046
\u201cGuys, Melania didn't claim she wrote it. She meant she wrote it *down.* She copied all the words on to paper all by herself. With some help.\u201d— Brand New Year, Same Old Me \u2790 (@Brand New Year, Same Old Me \u2790) 1468903633
\u201cLiterally how could anyone go to sleep when there are so many Melania jokes to make.\u201d— Joel Kim Booster (@Joel Kim Booster) 1468908556
\u201cThank you Melania!!!\u201d— Reagan Battalion (@Reagan Battalion) 1468908133
\u201cMelania be like https://t.co/UY9b1gQtaf\u201d— Katie Nolan (@Katie Nolan) 1468907862
\u201cThank God #Melania didn't go with her original opening tonight: "Hi, my name is Michelle Obama..."\u201d— Josh Gad (@Josh Gad) 1468906163
\u201cMelania really sounded like a first lady! A specific, current one\u201d— Chelsea Peretti (@Chelsea Peretti) 1468905915
\u201cThe only way to come back from this if is Trump releases a snapchat video of #MichelleObama giving #Melania permission to use her speech\u201d— jarekia (@jarekia) 1468905662
\u201cWhether Melania knew the text was plagiarized or not, devastating to see a campaign premised on Obama \u201cincompetence" stealing from Michelle.\u201d— Brian Beutler (@Brian Beutler) 1468904670
\u201cThe worst part of Melania's plagiarism is she's really stepping on tonight's message that nonwhites are inferior!\u201d— Olivia Nuzzi (@Olivia Nuzzi) 1468904055
