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== Speech plagiarism controversy == |
== Speech plagiarism controversy == |
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{{Main|Melania Trump speech plagiarism controversy}} |
{{Main|Melania Trump speech plagiarism controversy}} |
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In July 2016, McIver contributed to a speech for [[Melania Trump]], which Trump recited at the [[2016 Republican National Convention]] on July 19, 2016.<ref name="McIverContributed">{{cite news|last1=Haberman|first1=Maggie|title=How Melania Trump’s Speech Veered Off Course and Caused an Uproar|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/20/us/politics/melania-trump-convention-speech.html|accessdate=20 July 2016|agency=NY Times|date=19 July 2016}}</ref> The speech was later found to have plagiarized passages from a [[Michelle Obama]] speech.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://gizmodo.com/scientific-proof-that-melania-trump-s-speech-was-defini-1783966093 |title=Scientific Proof That Melania Trump’s Speech Was Definitely Stolen From Michelle Obama |website=Gizmodo.com |date= |accessdate=2016-07-20}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Muise |first=Monique |url=http://globalnews.ca/news/2834389/chances-that-melania-trump-didnt-plagiarize-michelle-obama-1-in-87-billion-expert/ |title=Chances that Melania Trump didn’t plagiarize Michelle Obama 1 in 87 billion: expert - National |website=Globalnews.ca |date= |accessdate=2016-07-20}}</ref> McIver later issued a statement explaining that Melania Trump told her some passage from Michelle Obama's speech as an 'example', but due to misunderstanding she thought that that passage is of Melania Trump's own thinking and included that passage in the speech. To be more precise, McIver places |
In July 2016, McIver contributed to a speech for [[Melania Trump]], which Trump recited at the [[2016 Republican National Convention]] on July 19, 2016.<ref name="McIverContributed">{{cite news|last1=Haberman|first1=Maggie|title=How Melania Trump’s Speech Veered Off Course and Caused an Uproar|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/20/us/politics/melania-trump-convention-speech.html|accessdate=20 July 2016|agency=NY Times|date=19 July 2016}}</ref> The speech was later found to have plagiarized passages from a [[Michelle Obama]] speech.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://gizmodo.com/scientific-proof-that-melania-trump-s-speech-was-defini-1783966093 |title=Scientific Proof That Melania Trump’s Speech Was Definitely Stolen From Michelle Obama |website=Gizmodo.com |date= |accessdate=2016-07-20}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Muise |first=Monique |url=http://globalnews.ca/news/2834389/chances-that-melania-trump-didnt-plagiarize-michelle-obama-1-in-87-billion-expert/ |title=Chances that Melania Trump didn’t plagiarize Michelle Obama 1 in 87 billion: expert - National |website=Globalnews.ca |date= |accessdate=2016-07-20}}</ref> McIver later issued a statement explaining that Melania Trump told her some passage from Michelle Obama's speech as an 'example', but due to misunderstanding she thought that that passage is of Melania Trump's own thinking and included that passage in the speech. To be more precise, McIver places some of the blame on Ms. Trump: "In a statement issued by the campaign, Meredith McIver took the blame but made it clear that Mrs. Trump knew the passages were from the first lady's speech."<ref>{{cite web|last=OHLEMACHER |first=STEPHEN |url=http://www.theledger.com/article/20160720/NEWS/160729994?p=all&tc=pgall&tc=ar |title=Trump speechwriter apologizes for Melania Trump's speech |website=TheLedger.com |date=2016-07-20 |accessdate=2016-07-20}}</ref> The Trump family declined McIver's offer to resign over the incident.<ref name="McIverApologized">{{cite news|last1=Diamond|first1=Jeremy|title=Trump aide offers resignation in Melania Trump plagiarism incident|url=http://www.cnn.com/2016/07/20/politics/trump-aide-offers-resignation-in-melania-trump-plagiarism-incident/index.html|accessdate=20 July 2016|agency=CNN|date=20 July 2016}}</ref><ref>[http://video.foxnews.com/v/5041589176001/you-decide-did-melania-plagiarize-michelles-08-speech/?#sp=show-clips Fox News, You decide: Did Melania plagiarize Michelle's '08 speech?, Side-by-side comparison of Trump's 2016 speech at RNC convention and Obama's 2008speech from DNC convention, Jul. 19, 2016]</ref> |
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==Bibliography== |
==Bibliography== |
Revision as of 21:06, 20 July 2016
Meredith McIver is a staff writer for The Trump Organization, author, former ballerina,[1] and registered Democrat. [2] She is credited with ghostwriting multiple books by Donald Trump.[3][4] In addition to ghostwriting several books with Trump, McIver was described in 2007 as an "assistant" to him.[5]
Speech plagiarism controversy
In July 2016, McIver contributed to a speech for Melania Trump, which Trump recited at the 2016 Republican National Convention on July 19, 2016.[6] The speech was later found to have plagiarized passages from a Michelle Obama speech.[7][8] McIver later issued a statement explaining that Melania Trump told her some passage from Michelle Obama's speech as an 'example', but due to misunderstanding she thought that that passage is of Melania Trump's own thinking and included that passage in the speech. To be more precise, McIver places some of the blame on Ms. Trump: "In a statement issued by the campaign, Meredith McIver took the blame but made it clear that Mrs. Trump knew the passages were from the first lady's speech."[9] The Trump family declined McIver's offer to resign over the incident.[10][11]
Bibliography
- Trump How to Get Rich with Donald J. Trump (2004)[12]
- Trump: Think Like a Billionaire with Donald J. Trump (2004)[13]
- Trump 101: The Way to Success with Donald J. Trump (2006)[citation needed]
- Trump Never Give Up with Donald J. Trump (2008)[citation needed]
References
- ^ Jane, Emily (2014-01-02). "Is a Ballerina to Blame for Melania Trump's Plagiarized Speech?". Vanity Fair. Retrieved 2016-07-20.
- ^ Otis, Ginger Adams (2016-07-20). "Donald Trump staff writer Meredith McIver who apologized for Melania's plagiarism scandal is a registered Democrat". New York Daily News. Retrieved 2016-07-20.
- ^ Meredith McIver. "Meredith McIver | Official Publisher Page | Simon & Schuster". Authors.simonandschuster.com. Retrieved 2016-07-20.
- ^ Queenan, Joe (20 March 2005)Ghosts in the Machine, The New York Times
- ^ Gaby Wood (7 January 2007). "Donald Trump: the interview". The Guardian. Retrieved 2016-07-20.
- ^ Haberman, Maggie (19 July 2016). "How Melania Trump's Speech Veered Off Course and Caused an Uproar". NY Times. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
- ^ "Scientific Proof That Melania Trump's Speech Was Definitely Stolen From Michelle Obama". Gizmodo.com. Retrieved 2016-07-20.
- ^ Muise, Monique. "Chances that Melania Trump didn't plagiarize Michelle Obama 1 in 87 billion: expert - National". Globalnews.ca. Retrieved 2016-07-20.
- ^ OHLEMACHER, STEPHEN (2016-07-20). "Trump speechwriter apologizes for Melania Trump's speech". TheLedger.com. Retrieved 2016-07-20.
- ^ Diamond, Jeremy (20 July 2016). "Trump aide offers resignation in Melania Trump plagiarism incident". CNN. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
- ^ Fox News, You decide: Did Melania plagiarize Michelle's '08 speech?, Side-by-side comparison of Trump's 2016 speech at RNC convention and Obama's 2008speech from DNC convention, Jul. 19, 2016
- ^ Shea, Jim (4 April 2004). Trump's powers: The Donald cashes in, Toledo Blade
- ^ (1 October 2004). Trump: Think Like a Billionaire: Everything You Need to Know about Success, Real Estate, and Life (review), Publisher's Weekly