Melania Trump Feels 'Betrayed' Over Controversy Of 2016 RNC Speech, Blames Longtime Family Friend And Writer For 'Undeniable Similarities'

Melania Trump blames the Trump campaign staff and speechwriter Meredith McIver in her memoir for the plagiarism scandal involving her 2016 Republican National Convention speech. Melania acknowledges the "undeniable similarities" between her speech and Michelle Obama's 2008 Democratic National Convention speech and expresses a deep sense of betrayal, questioning why the speech wasn’t properly vetted. She explains how McIver, a longtime family friend and writer for the Trump Organization, borrowed phrases from Obama's speech. Although McIver apologized publicly, Melania criticizes the campaign's failure to safeguard her speech, leaving her reputation tarnished.