Melania Trump’s speech at the Republican Convention on July 18, 2016, plagiarized Michelle Obama’s speech at the Democratic Convention on August 25, 2008. See the plagiarized sections here. When asked about the plagiarism, Melania Trump replied “I read once over it and that’s all, because I wrote it, and with as little help as possible.” However, the speech was written by Matthew Scully and John McConnell, and then rewritten by Melania Trump, who then asked Meredith McIver, staff writer for The Trump Organization, to assist her. McIver came forward as the person who actually wrote the speech for Melanie Trump. McIver admitted to using “some of the phrasing” from Michelle Obama’s speech, after Melania Trump “read me some passages from Mrs. Obama’s speech” over the phone.

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