On Twitter, Jarrett Hill noted a big problem in Melania Trump’s Republican National Convention speech. It was First Lady Michelle Obama’s.
CORRECTION: Melania stole a whole graph from Michelle’s speech. #GOPConvention
WATCH: https://t.co/8BCOwXAHSy pic.twitter.com/zudpDznGng— Jarrett Hill (@JarrettHill) July 19, 2016
Here’s an excerpt from the speech Obama delivered at the Democratic National Convention in 2008, and in bold are phrases Trump spoke word for word.
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 the video of Trump’s speech. Try watching while reading along.
