[tomkat]

.. there were parts of about 8 lines that were copied word for word.

(emphasis added)

You have ABSOLUTELY NO WAY of knowing that, and your phrasing it thus strikes me as a bit of a slip-up, revelatory of some kind of agenda.

[Bridesheadfan]

Tempest in a teapot. Only the leftist media cares about this. The American people have far more important concerns.

[Pinkbell]

Some of the phrases are identical or nearly identical and in the exact order of the speech. That’s all I’m saying.

http://www.vox.com/2016/7/19/12221566/melania-trump-michelle-obama

For the record, Reince Priebus has said the speech writer should be fired. Why would Reince say that if he didn’t think it was copied? Reince is not up to any tricks. Trump has praised Reince.

http://nypost.com/2016/07/19/priebus-id-probably-fire-melania-trumps-speechwriter/