Team Trump is going to owe Chris Christie another dinner for this one.
Appearing on the “Today Show,” the New Jersey Governor vehemently defended Melania Trump against the growing accusation of plagiarism.
Melania, had delivered a riveting speech at the GOP Convention Monday night, but it was quickly overshadowed when it became apparent a passage sounded very similar to a part of a speech delivered by Michelle Obama in 2008.
Christie chalked it up to “common thoughts” and pointed out that “93 percent” of Melania’s speech didn’t resemble Michelle Obama’s at all.
Plagiarism?
“Not when 93% of the speech is completely different than Michelle Obama’s speech.” –@GovChristie https://t.co/C280sUME33— TODAY (@TODAYshow) July 19, 2016
Unfortunately for Christie, that excuse wasn’t good enough for a lot of people.
@TODAYshow @GovChristie 7% will get you tossed out of universities.
— Quinn T. Sential (@QuinnTSential) July 19, 2016
@TODAYshow @GovChristie Okay, students, you can copy up to 7% of anything and it’ll be fine.
— Matthew Gellert (@MatthewGellert) July 19, 2016
Chris Christie says she only plagiarized 7%. That’s what we call damning someone with faint praise. https://t.co/TMGVOQelGr
— katie rosman (@katierosman) July 19, 2016
@TODAYshow @GovChristie I think speeches are supposed to be 100% original or credit given #FAIL & #FAIL to say “just” 7% CHEATING is “OK”
— Janie Coffey (@JanieC) July 19, 2016
@TODAYshow @GovChristie So she’s going to tell her son that stealing 7% of his essays for school is totally okay?
— Amanda Weaver (@AWeaverWrites) July 19, 2016
Christie also stopped by CNN to double-down in his defense saying, “I don’t belive that last night sounded like anything other than Melania Trump.”
Christie: “I don’t believe that last night sounded like anything other than Melania Trump” https://t.co/AdzXLqRCn0 https://t.co/WNUsoPW8DA
— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) July 19, 2016
And the majority of feedback was still brutal:
@CNNPolitics the amount of denial is incredible! I don’t understand… ?
— Joseph Petrangelo (@joemed3) July 19, 2016
But it’s not all bad news for Christie this morning.
The Trump team as come out in force to denounce the allegations, and they do have support.
@MsMonica_E @QuinnTSential @TODAYshow @GovChristie perjury isn’t acceptable either – but the Clintons have perfected it and Libs accept it
— levro (@leavery_troy) July 19, 2016
FLASHBACK: “Obama Accused Of Plagiarism In Speech”https://t.co/HBYaOdMQQU
–But let’s not go there, right?#FamousMelaniaTrumpQuotes— Larry Elder (@larryelder) July 19, 2016
Leftists are perfectly comfortable with rampant misogyny when they’re insulting women with whom they disagree. #FamousMelaniaTrumpQuotes
— Paul Joseph Watson (@PrisonPlanet) July 19, 2016
Video #1: Remember when @BarackObama “borrowed” a few lines from #DevalPatrick? #MelaniaSpeeches @CNN @donlemon https://t.co/dxJKDwQnPR
— David Webb (@davidwebbshow) July 19, 2016
Newsflash, liberals and cucks: you can’t plagiarize decades old platitudes, especially ones that everybody says. #RNCinCLE #MelaniaSpeeches
— Dissident American (@dissidentusa) July 19, 2016
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