GOP Convention Mishap: Melania Trump's Speech Was a Classic; Like, 2008 Michelle Obama Classic [VIDEO]
Prior to her speech on Monday, Melania Trump has never really taken much of the spotlight from her husband, Republican front-runner Donald Trump. Sadly, for the presumptive First Lady, her primetime address at the Republican National Convention will forever go down in history, as a speech that is practically plagiarized word-for-word from a 2008 address by First Lady Michelle Obama.
A simple comparison of the two speeches would show a very notable similarity between the two addresses.
"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 and keep your promise, that you treat people with respect. They taught and showed me values and morals in their daily lives. That is a lesson that I continue to pass along to our son," Melania Trump said during her speech on Monday.
"And 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," she added.
Meanwhile, here is an excerpt from Michelle Obama's speech back in 2008.
"And 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 and you do what you say you're going to do; that you treat people with dignity and respect, even if you don't know them, and even if you don't agree with them," Michelle Obama said.
"And Barack and I set 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."
What is particularly interesting is that, despite the almost word-for-word similarity between the two speeches, Trump's camp has so far been adamant that no plagiarism took place. In fact, Trump's campaign chairman Paul Manafort even stated on CNN that the plagiarism allegations were absurd.
"To think that she would do something like that knowing how scrutinized her speech was going to be last night is just really absurd," he said, further stating that the words used by Trump's wife were common words.
"There's no cribbing of Michelle Obama's speech. These were common words and values. She cares about her family. To think that she'd be cribbing Michelle Obama's words is crazy," he added.
In true Trump fashion, his campaign simply stated that the negative reactions to Melania's speech are due to the dropping ratings of Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton.
"This is once again an example of when a woman threatens Hillary Clinton, she seeks out to demean her and take her down. It's not going to work," Manafort said. GOP
