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SummerSnow

(12,608 posts)
Tue Jul 19, 2016, 04:39 PM Jul 2016

**No one to be fired after Melania Trump speech plagiarism episode**CNN

http://www.cnn.com/2016/07/19/politics/melania-trump-michelle-obama-speech/index.html

(CNN)Donald Trump's presidential campaign doesn't plan to fire anybody or to take disciplinary action over the controversy surrounding Melania Trump's plagiarism of Michelle Obama, CNN learned Tuesday.

Trump's campaign hopes to simply move on without further addressing questions about the speech.
Aides to the presumptive Republican nominee are scrambling to move past the imbroglio after a passage in Melania Trump's speech Monday night, which headlined the Republican National Convention's opening night, closely mirrored a portion of Michelle Obama's address to the Democratic National Convention in 2008.
It's set off infighting and finger-pointing within Trump's campaign, and two sources told CNN that Donald Trump himself is furious about it.


*Oooh, I would be mad with my husband if he didn't fire anyone who did this to me, unless she plagiarized it herself?*

Trump to Melania: "Ivanka said not to let you make decisions on your own"
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**No one to be fired after Melania Trump speech plagiarism episode**CNN (Original Post) SummerSnow Jul 2016 OP
Maybe that's because one of the Trumplings wrote it? The Velveteen Ocelot Jul 2016 #1
Ivanka or Tiffany SummerSnow Jul 2016 #3
Well, the younger daughter is dating a Democrat Siwsan Jul 2016 #9
If Trump was a decent man, he'd do something about his wife being humiliated in front of millions. CrowCityDem Jul 2016 #2
More proof that he doesn't respect women, not even his wife is exempt.smh SummerSnow Jul 2016 #8
"If Trump was a decent man..." The Velveteen Ocelot Jul 2016 #11
Zaza stepped into some deep cold water. The_Casual_Observer Jul 2016 #4
If the fired someone they'd lose 12% of their staff underpants Jul 2016 #5
There's two choices mainstreetonce Jul 2016 #6
He's gonna pull a move from President Andrew Sheppard GusBob Jul 2016 #7
Trump Campaign doing a Harry Cohn Dirty Socialist Jul 2016 #10
Did the Trump offspring help her out? lpbk2713 Jul 2016 #12
It's the coverup, DummieDonnie C_U_L8R Jul 2016 #13

Siwsan

(26,289 posts)
9. Well, the younger daughter is dating a Democrat
Tue Jul 19, 2016, 04:47 PM
Jul 2016

Maybe we have a potential for a real life remake of King Lear.

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,836 posts)
11. "If Trump was a decent man..."
Tue Jul 19, 2016, 04:48 PM
Jul 2016
If my aunt had wheels she'd be a pastry cart. Trump is not, never has been, never will be, a decent man.

mainstreetonce

(4,178 posts)
6. There's two choices
Tue Jul 19, 2016, 04:42 PM
Jul 2016

Melania did it

Or Donald changed the speech himself after a Sperch writer checked it.

If it was anyone else they would br fired.

GusBob

(7,286 posts)
7. He's gonna pull a move from President Andrew Sheppard
Tue Jul 19, 2016, 04:44 PM
Jul 2016

from that movie.....

He is going to try and shame anyone that dared to criticize his innocent wife and make himself out to be the valiant hero coming to her rescue

such a brave knight!

He will blame the media like Newt used to do. He needs a foil, he may blame Hillary too

folks may eat it up if he does it right, but he wont

C_U_L8R

(45,020 posts)
13. It's the coverup, DummieDonnie
Tue Jul 19, 2016, 05:10 PM
Jul 2016

And what's this baloney about Melania having graduated
university - when she actually dropped out her first year.

Everything seems to prove you can't trust Trump to tell the truth.
That's a campaign killer right there. Drip drip drip.

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