Today, a writer who claims she worked with Melania Trump on her Republican National Convention speech is assuming full responsibility for using direct language from First Lady Michelle Obama's address at the 2008 Democratic convention.
In a statement released by the Trump campaign on Wednesday, Meredith McIver writes: TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: My name is Meredith Mciver and I'm an in-house staff writer at the Trump Organization. I am also a longtime friend and admirer of the Trump family. In working with Melania Trump on her recent First Lady speech, we discussed many people who inspired her and messages she wanted to share with the American people. A person she has always liked is Michelle Obama. Over the phone, she read me some passages from Mrs. Obama's speech as examples. I wrote them down and later included some of the phrasing in THE DRAFT that ultimately became the final speech. I did not check Mrs. Obama's speeches. This was my mistake, and I feel terrible for the chaos I have caused Melania and the Trumps, as well as to Mrs. Obama. No harm was meant.Watch Ms. Trump's speech in full below:
Source: PEOPLE
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