#FamousMelaniaTrumpQuotes Dominate Social Media After Speech
(CBS SF/AP) – Accusations that Melania Trump lifted parts of her speech Monday to the Republican National Convention from one Michelle Obama gave eight years ago have become a trending topic on social media under #FamousMelaniaTrumpQuotes.
Some tweets mocked Mrs. Trump as thanking her speechwriters, "Copy and Paste" and Milli Vanilli, a reference to the R&B duo exposed for lip synching others' vocals.
Blame it on the rain / Blame it on the stars / Whatever you do don't put the blame on you #FamousMelaniaTrumpQuotes pic.twitter.com/GCCKc2VTDz
— Carla Franklin (@carla_franklin) July 19, 2016
Celebrities also took to social media:
"I have a dream" #FamousMelaniaTrumpQuotes
— jesse Williams. (@iJesseWilliams) July 19, 2016
My Name Is Oliver Queen. - #FamousMelaniaTrumpQuotes
— Stephen Amell (@StephenAmell) July 19, 2016
"Chewie, we're home." #FamousMelaniaTrumpQuotes
— Chloe Bennet (@chloebennet) July 19, 2016
"I do not like green eggs and ham. I do not like them, Sam-I-Am." #FamousMelaniaTrumpQuotes
— Alyssa Milano (@Alyssa_Milano) July 19, 2016
"I was born a poor black child." #FamousMelaniaTrumpQuotes
— Eric Benét (@ebenet) July 19, 2016
"Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee" #FamousMelaniaTrumpQuotes
— Loni Love (@LoniLove) July 19, 2016
Others are more serious. Lori Penrose tweeted, "White privilege is when you steal a black woman's speech, and just get a slap on the wrist for it." She tells The Associated Press that Trump needs to apologize.
Trump supporters have responded by accusing President Barack Obama of plagiarism in past speeches.
The Trump campaign calls the accusations "just absurd."
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