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They didn’t exactly admit to that. They said they used “fragments” of Melania’s thinking, so I think some of the speech was her exact quotes (that part wasn’t, although the message contained was based on her ideals I’m sure). They haven’t admitted the speech writers lifted the lines from Michelle’s speech.
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No, they said fragments that reflected her own thinking, not fragments of her thinking. It’s different.
If she or a speechwriter liked the words, shuffled ‘em up a little and used ‘em, I’d hardly call it malicious plagiarism or an endorsement of Michelle Obama.
It’ll blow over or Team Trump will figure out a way to use it to advantage. Hell, maybe they did it knowing it would get under the skin of the lefties in and out of the press.
The similarity is what it is, and pretending it isn’t there isn’t going to change it. I’m sure when Trump wins in a landslide it’ll seem trivial.