Last updated on July 17th, 2023 at 07:13 pm
Republicans have come up with a new excuse for Melania Trump’s convention speech plagiarism. According to the RNC, Mrs. Trump may have lifted phrases from My Little Pony, not First Lady Michelle Obama.
Video of RNC Chief Strategist Sean Spicer breaking new ground with the Twilight Sparkle defense:
Here is the RNC'a chief strategist citing My Little Pony to argue that Melania Trump did not plagiarize her speech pic.twitter.com/eRifu41wHC
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— Dave Itzkoff (@ditzkoff) July 19, 2016
Here is the explanation from the RNC’s Sean Spicer via Business Week’s Joshua Green:
No longer just Trump campaign defending plagiarism: RNC's Sean Spicer is doubling down, saying "Sparkle Pony" used same phrase as Melania
— Joshua Green (@JoshuaGreen) July 19, 2016
To clarify, so I don't mortify my daughter, that's "Twilight Sparkle" of the cloying "My Little Pony" cartoon https://t.co/qrDRcLkIRN
— Joshua Green (@JoshuaGreen) July 19, 2016
To clarify: RNC's Sean Spicer was referring to "Twilight Sparkle" (pictured below) who also used Melania's phrasings pic.twitter.com/83s8wt70pz
— Joshua Green (@JoshuaGreen) July 19, 2016
We can't rule out that Melania might've plagiarized from "My Little Pony" and *not* Michelle Obama: https://t.co/igQiOquyJ1
— Joshua Green (@JoshuaGreen) July 19, 2016
There are some problems with this latest excuse:
1). Michelle Obama gave her speech in 2008. The latest My Little Pony series debuted in 2010.
2). It is being reported that part of the speechwriting process for the Trump convention is to go through stacks of old convention speeches.
3). Twilight Sparkle has never given a speech at a political convention.
4). Michelle Obama has given speeches at national political conventions.
5). Melania Trump stole from Michelle Obama.
6). It is unclear if Twilight Sparkle is also a plagiarist.
How dare Donald Trump and the RNC drag Twilight Sparkle through the mud to cover for the plagiarizing Trumps?
Somebody is guilty of plagiarism here, and I don’t think it is the cartoon pony.
Jason is the managing editor. He is also a White House Press Pool and a Congressional correspondent for PoliticusUSA. Jason has a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science. His graduate work focused on public policy, with a specialization in social reform movements.
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