Melania Trump Accused Of Plagiarising Convention Speech From Michelle Obama
By Tyler Durden
The highlight of the first day of the Republican convention was the speech by Donald Trump’s wife Melania, who was seeking to make a memorable impression on the world, and may have done just that… only not in the way she had envisioned. Because in her potentially breakthrough moment, Melania appears to have lifted some of her first night convention speech from a surprising source: a similar speech by none other than Michelle Obama.
Indeed, while the delegates applauded Mrs. Trump’s speech, shortly after its conclusion accusations emerged that the potential future first lady plagiarised parts of her speech from the current first lady.
As Bloomberg notes, on the opening day of the Republican National Convention, the similarities between the two speeches threatened to overshadow the plans of the Trump campaign to reach out to new voters and generate momentum for the general election against presumptive Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton.
Several parts of the Slovenia-born former model’s speech were similar to words that Mrs Obama used in an address at the Democratic convention in 2008. According to the FT, some phrases — including “you work hard for what you want in life, that your word is your bond and you do what you say” — were identical.
“From a young age, my parents impressed on me the values that you work hard for what you want in life, that your word is your bond and you do what you say,” Melania Trump said as she told her life story. It strongly echoed Michelle Obama’s own words at the 2008 Democratic National Convention. “Barack and I were raised with so many of the same values: that you work hard for what you want in life; that your word is your bond,” she said in Denver.
Michelle Obama then spoke of setting “out to build lives guided by these values, and to pass them on to the next generation. Because we want our children — and all children in this nation — to know that the only limit to the height of your achievements is the reach of your dreams and your willingness to work for them.” Melania Trump tracked those lines closely as well. “We need to pass those lessons on to the many generations to follow. Because we want our children in this nation to know that the only limit to your achievements is the strength of your dreams and your willingness to work for them.”
Courtesy of Reuters, here is the full breakdown of the two speeches, suggesting that Melania’s speechwriters took quite a few liberties with what the current first lady said some 8 years ago.
A comparison of the key parts of the speeches, via Reuters
Melania Trump (July 2016): “My parents impressed on me the values that you work hard for what you want in life; that your word is your bond and you do what you say and keep your promise; that you treat people with respect.
Michelle Obama (August 2008): “And Barack and …read more
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