Manafort defends Melania Trump speech — again

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Donald Trump’s campaign chairman again defended Melania Trump following charges she plagiarized her remarks to the Republican National Convention on Monday night.

“We’re talking about 50 words out of 1,400,” Manafort told ABC News’ George Stephanopoulos on “Good Morning America” Wednesday morning. “They’re part of the speech but the speech itself talks about her immigrant status, her love of country, her love of husband. These are her stories, these are her messages.”

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