The RNC was filled with exciting, and interesting speeches
last night. Most notable was potential first lady, Melania Trump who delivered
the night’s headlining speech in what was her first spotlight moment since she
married Donald Trump 11 years ago. The crowd praised the speech, but her
remarks almost immediately came under scrutiny when parts of it sounded
familiar to those of First Lady, Michelle Obama at the Democratic convention in
2008.
Jarrett Hill, a twitter user whose biography describes him
as an interior designer and journalist, apparently first noticed the
resemblance. However, Mrs. Trump said in an interview with Matt Lauer of NBC
before her speech that she just reviewed it once. “I wrote it with as little
help as possible,” she stated.
Mr. Trump’s aides declined to identify whom, if anyone, on
the campaign helped in writing her speech. Mr. Trump’s main speechwriter is
Stephen Miller, and campaign’s chief strategist, Paul Manafort, has managed the
convention program and speakers.
In a statement released, a campaign spokesman, Jason Miller,
praised Mrs. Trump’s speech, which he stated was written by other people he did
not identify with. He did not directly address the similarities to Mrs. Obama’s
speech, but he indicated that Mrs. Trump had “included fragments” from other
people. “In
writing her beautiful speech, Melania’s team of writers took notes on her
life’s inspirations, and in some instances included fragments that reflected
her own thinking,” Mr. Miller said. “Melania’s immigrant experience and love
for America shone through in her speech, which made it a success.”
Although this speech has made headlines, and has started a
controversy, Donald Trump’s presidential campaign has no plans to fire anybody
on the campaign or to take any disciplinary action against anyone for
plagiarism.
Written by Lexie Gomez from Rebecca Adele PR & Events
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