Melania Trump 'plagiarism' speech: Watch what she (and Michelle Obama) said
A paragraph from her speech at the Republican National Convention shares similarities with what Ms Obama said in 2008
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Your support makes all the difference.Melania Trump has been accused of plagiarism following her address at the Republican National Convention.
She took to the stage to make the case for why her husband, New York business tycoon Donald Trump, should be the next president of the United States.
However, a paragraph where she describes the values that were instilled in her during childhood share similarities to the speech made by Michelle Obama at the Democratic National Convention in 2008.
Melania Trump, 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 message that I continue to pass along to our son. 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.”
Michelle Obama, 2008.
“And Barack and I were raised with so many of the same values. Like, you work hard for what you want in life; that your word is your bond; that 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 to pass them onto 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 hard for them.”
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