I may be wrong, but I think she is African American. That is her (from as far as I can tell) on the left in this picture. But there just isn't a lot out there to source that I can find.
My name is Meredith McIver and I'm an in-house staff writer at the Trump Organization. I am also a longtime friend and admirer of the Trump family.
In working with Melania Trump on her recent First Lady speech, we discussed many people who inspired her and messages she wanted to share with the American people. A person she has always liked is Michelle Obama. Over the phone, she read me some passages from Mrs. Obama's speech as examples. I wrote them down and later included some of the phrasing in the draft that ultimately became the final speech. I did not check Mrs. Obama's speeches. This was my mistake, and I feel terrible for the chaos I have caused Melania and the Trumps, as well as to Mrs. Obama. No harm was meant.
Yesterday, I offered my resignation to Mr. Trump and the Trump family, but they rejected it, Mr. Trump told me that people make innocent mistakes and that we learn and grow from these experiences.
I asked to put out this statement because I did not like seeing the way this was distracting from Mr. Trump's historic campaign for president and Melania's beautiful message and presentation.
I apologize for the confusion and hysteria my mistake has caused. Today, more than ever, I am honored to work for such a great family. I personally admire the way Mr. Trump has handled this situation and I am grateful for his understanding.
Sincerely,
Meredith McIver
Here is the part that doesn’t ring true”
“Over the phone, she read me some passages from Mrs. Obama’s speech as examples. I wrote them down and later included some of the phrasing in the draft that ultimately became the final speech. I did not check Mrs. Obama’s speeches. This was my mistake, and I feel terrible for the chaos I have caused Melania and the Trumps, as well as to Mrs. Obama. No harm was meant. “
If she wrote them down, she knew it was from Michelle’s speech. She didn’t need to check the speech to know she was plagiarizing the speech- like the exact 23 word string in the speech.
Yes, politicians do it all the time. Right or wrong to do it is a judgement call.
..the bottom line is ..she did it. It is ridiculous for people to try to cover for obvious plagiarism like so many did on this site.
I may be wrong, but I think she is African American. That is her (from as far as I can tell) on the left in this picture. But there just isn't a lot out there to source that I can find.
Countrecount,
Many thanks for the transcript!
Pinging rummychick
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3451171/posts?page=7#7
Oh that is a great letter and response by Donald Trump!