Not just somewhere similar.
EXACT WORDING.
I think it’s absolutely nothing, and Melania and the Trump campaign should carry and ignore it all, after issuing what they said already.
“Your word is your bond” is common phraseology. Plagerism has to be something more than 5 words that people commonly utter.
“Not just somewhere similar.
EXACT WORDING.”
I think you are mistaken.
From Time, these are the “disputed” paragraphs. As you can see, they are *not* identical, except for some virtually cliche phrases.
From the Michelle Obama speech 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. And Barack and I set out to build lives guided by these values, and 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.
Here is Melania Trump in 2016:
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 life. That is a lesson that I continue to pass along to our son, and we need to pass those lessons on to the many generation 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.
As others have pointed out, many phrases in Michelle’s speech have also been used by others. Phrases such as “your word is your bond” is a cliche; less so is “you work hard for what you want in life”, but here is one from a twitter feed from 1 June, 2016:
https://twitter.com/bubba_era/status/737940949288943616
There are obvious differences, Michelle is talking about her and Barack, plural; Melania is talking about herself.
Similar paragraphs; but not duplicates.