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| Melania Trump plagiarism row: Staffer admits role in speech | Melania Trump plagiarism row: Staffer admits role in speech |
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| An employee of the Trump Organisation, Meredith McIver, has admitted her role in writing Melania Trump's speech at the Republican National Convention. | An employee of the Trump Organisation, Meredith McIver, has admitted her role in writing Melania Trump's speech at the Republican National Convention. |
| Mrs Trump, the third wife of Republican candidate Donald Trump, faced accusations that parts of her speech had plagiarised Michelle Obama. | Mrs Trump, the third wife of Republican candidate Donald Trump, faced accusations that parts of her speech had plagiarised Michelle Obama. |
| Ms McIver said her offer to resign was rejected by the Trumps. | Ms McIver said her offer to resign was rejected by the Trumps. |
| "This was my mistake, and I feel terrible for the chaos I have caused," she said in a statement. | "This was my mistake, and I feel terrible for the chaos I have caused," she said in a statement. |
| Why the Melania plagiarism row matters | Why the Melania plagiarism row matters |
| Republicans react to Melania 'distraction' | Republicans react to Melania 'distraction' |
| Teachers are thanking Melania Trump | |
| The Trump staffer said Mrs Trump had read out passages from Mrs Obama's 2008 speech in a phone conversation as they discussed people who inspired her. | The Trump staffer said Mrs Trump had read out passages from Mrs Obama's 2008 speech in a phone conversation as they discussed people who inspired her. |
| "A person she has always liked is Michelle Obama," she wrote. | "A person she has always liked is Michelle Obama," she wrote. |
| Ms McIver later included the phrases in a draft of the speech without checking Mrs Obama's speeches, she added. | Ms McIver later included the phrases in a draft of the speech without checking Mrs Obama's speeches, she added. |
| "I am honoured to work for such a great family," she said. | "I am honoured to work for such a great family," she said. |
| Mr Trump was formally adopted as the Republican candidate for November's presidential election on Tuesday. | Mr Trump was formally adopted as the Republican candidate for November's presidential election on Tuesday. |
| In the aftermath of the controversy over his wife's speech, he tweeted that the publicity was good news as the speech "got more publicity than any in the history of politics". | In the aftermath of the controversy over his wife's speech, he tweeted that the publicity was good news as the speech "got more publicity than any in the history of politics". |
| The BBC's North America editor, Jon Sopel, at the convention in Cleveland, says this statement represents both a U-turn and an apology from the Trump campaign. | |
| Mr Trump's campaign manager had toured the TV studios for 36 hours emphatically denying plagiarism, he says. | |
| Republican strategist Sean Spicer even invoked My Little Pony in an interview with CNN - citing similarities between the words of Twilight Sparkle (a purple unicorn from the children's franchise) and Mrs Trump's speech to show that the lines were "common phrases". |