Plagiarism of First Black FLOTUS, Blatant Racism Somehow Both Mar Opening Night of GOP Convention
The opening night of the Republican National Convention was, somehow, characterized by both racist commentary and the apparent plagiarism of Michelle Obama by Melania Trump. Bigoted remarks from two Republican figures ranged from xenophobic to overtly white supremacist, while at least one speaker invited to the convention accused President Obama of being a secret Muslim. Despite this, Melania Trump still seemed to somehow heavily crib from one of Michelle Obama’s most prominent addresses, when the wife of the presumptive GOP nominee spoke to the convention. “Several…