The internet is aflame with mirth and wrath: Melania Trump’s speech on the first night of the Republican convention in Cleveland contained several lines lifted from a speech delivered by Michelle Obama. Just at the point where her husband, Donald, secures his grasp on the party, they find that the apparent level his campaign operates at is just another false bottom and there is always worse to come.
This side-by-side comparison is particularly damning:
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"I, am Malcolm X.” #FamousMelaniaTrumpQuotes
— jesseWilliams. (@iJesseWilliams) July 19, 2016
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— Loni Love (@LoniLove) July 19, 2016
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— Cameron Boucher (@thecamboucher) July 19, 2016
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— BET (@BET) July 19, 2016
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— Nerdy Wonka (@NerdyWonka) July 19, 2016