Melania Trump’s Speechwriter Admits to Plagiarism
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The Trump campaign has plenty of explanations and/or excuses for the portions of Melania Trump’s Republican National Convention speech that many have argued were plagiarized from a previous speech from First Lady Michelle Obama. Speaking with the Hill Tuesday morning, Trump spokesperson Katrina Pierson defended Melania’s speech by arguing that the portions in question, excerpted in the video above, were simply “Republican values” and nothing more.
“These are values, Republican values by the way, of hard work, determination, family values, dedication and respect, and that’s Melania Trump,” Pierson told the Hill Tuesday. “This concept that Michelle Obama invented the English language is absurd.” Pierson also referenced a previous speech from former First Lady Laura Bush, adding that Melania was “definitely talking about her family, her parents, and the values that she taught.”
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