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DonViejo

(60,536 posts)
Thu Jul 28, 2016, 02:51 PM Jul 2016

Donald Trump Jr. Accuses President Obama of Plagiarizing His Speech

Source: Mediaite

by Alex Griswold | 2:41 pm, July 28th, 2016

In a Thursday tweet, Donald Trump Jr. accused President Barack Obama of plagiarizing a line from his Republican convention speech.

Donald Trump Jr. ✔
@DonaldJTrumpJr

I'm honored that POTUS would plagiarize a line from my speech last week. Where's the outrage? #DemsInPhilly https://twitter.com/politico/status/758653259913527296

11:15 AM - 28 Jul 2016
2,752 2,752 Retweets 4,860 4,860 likes


That tweet linked to another from Politico, quoting Obama’s Wednesday DNC speech. “That is not the America I know,” Obama said of Trump’s vision for the country. Trump Jr. also at one point said “That’s not the America I know” during his convention speech.

Needless to say, the phrase “not the America I know” is an extremely common one in politics. Obama has used the phrase in earlier speeches, as has George W. Bush.

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Read more: http://www.mediaite.com/tv/donald-trump-jr-accuses-president-obama-of-plagiarizing-his-speech/
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Donald Trump Jr. Accuses President Obama of Plagiarizing His Speech (Original Post) DonViejo Jul 2016 OP
Trump Jr is also an idiot just like his daddy Gothmog Jul 2016 #1
Petty people are extremely defensive and insecure, but the Trumps are also obnoxious bjobotts Jul 2016 #20
He can tweet all he wants JustAnotherGen Jul 2016 #2
Trump - what a moran! Leader of the morans, unfortunately there appears to be a lot of them. Defeat highprincipleswork Jul 2016 #3
Like the president has time to watch that little twerp. BainsBane Jul 2016 #4
So If Obama Has Used This Phrase Before Then.... global1 Jul 2016 #5
Reasonable assumption. tonyt53 Jul 2016 #7
All I can say is... Bluzmann57 Jul 2016 #6
You just know this will turn out embarrassing for Don jr. misterhighwasted Jul 2016 #8
A chip off the old bloated orange-colored moron Charles Bukowski Jul 2016 #9
So Obama said it before Trumpkid did Maeve Jul 2016 #10
As a spawn of Trump Sr. sharp_stick Jul 2016 #11
Poor dumb Trumps C_U_L8R Jul 2016 #12
You do know Chitown879 Jul 2016 #13
This tells me that they're still feeling the sting and embarrassment from ... NurseJackie Jul 2016 #14
how in the fuck can something like Trump even being taken serious, happen in our country olddad56 Jul 2016 #15
Is he even familiar with the term plagiarism? (nt) question everything Jul 2016 #16
Donnie Darko Jr. is as stupid as his father onecaliberal Jul 2016 #17
I demand a retraction. mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2016 #19
I agree! I love that film! Don't align it w/the idiotic Trumps anneboleyn Jul 2016 #38
Why take the bait ? I imagine President Obama wont Kathy M Jul 2016 #18
FAIL Maven Jul 2016 #21
what a marooon.... getagrip_already Jul 2016 #22
Yup, so stupid to bring up a scandal of his own that was near forgotten. thesquanderer Jul 2016 #29
Exactly. They live in a bubble where nothing is questioned underpants Jul 2016 #42
Step-mother since it was Junior whistler162 Jul 2016 #45
Agreed.... getagrip_already Jul 2016 #46
Newsflash: Trump Jr. Angry With Obama for Using Pronouns and Adjectives. icymist Jul 2016 #23
Why does this song come to mind?: Guy Whitey Corngood Jul 2016 #24
Little lord Trumpleroy grubbs Jul 2016 #25
LOL, that is great. ChairmanAgnostic Jul 2016 #43
It originated with Christopher Columbus left-of-center2012 Jul 2016 #26
Shorter Christopher Columbus meow2u3 Jul 2016 #34
STFU, Junior. 3catwoman3 Jul 2016 #27
That despicable piece of human trash (who murders endangered animals for fun) kestrel91316 Jul 2016 #28
Can we avoid giving this blatant attempt to grab publicity any attention? muriel_volestrangler Jul 2016 #30
Wonder if when the Pledge of Allegiance is said the Trump probably thinks it is Thinkingabout Jul 2016 #31
ha ha. riversedge Jul 2016 #36
Was avoiding STDs Little Donnie's personal Afghanistan just as keithbvadu2 Jul 2016 #32
LOL underpants Jul 2016 #40
Yep, stupid as his Dad. Revive a losing issue, that's the spirit! 63splitwindow Jul 2016 #33
" He also closed with "God bless the United States of America." He's a serial plagiarist!!" riversedge Jul 2016 #35
Nice try junior… dhill926 Jul 2016 #37
You're a empty suit white privilege shitturd who works for Daddy. underpants Jul 2016 #39
"He used "the" 247 times. I used "the" 247 times. ChairmanAgnostic Jul 2016 #41
Ugly little spunk monster. miyazaki Jul 2016 #44
I said the same thing many, many times BlueInPhilly Jul 2016 #47
He said the word "the", I SAY THE WORD "THE", PLAGIARIST!!!1ONE1! ck4829 Jul 2016 #48

JustAnotherGen

(31,828 posts)
2. He can tweet all he wants
Thu Jul 28, 2016, 02:53 PM
Jul 2016

Obama is far above him in the food chain of the universe but is too much of a gentleman to say that/respond - so he will just ignore while the little lord temper tantrums out.

 

highprincipleswork

(3,111 posts)
3. Trump - what a moran! Leader of the morans, unfortunately there appears to be a lot of them. Defeat
Thu Jul 28, 2016, 02:54 PM
Jul 2016

will come to them, hopefully, in the form of just a little more (or a lot more) wisdom or information.

misterhighwasted

(9,148 posts)
8. You just know this will turn out embarrassing for Don jr.
Thu Jul 28, 2016, 02:55 PM
Jul 2016

Pres Obama & GWBush will now accuse Don jr of plagerizing them.
Smart ass should just stop while he's ahead.

 

Charles Bukowski

(1,132 posts)
9. A chip off the old bloated orange-colored moron
Thu Jul 28, 2016, 02:55 PM
Jul 2016

I hope Junior doesn't dislocate his shoulder with this reach.

sharp_stick

(14,400 posts)
11. As a spawn of Trump Sr.
Thu Jul 28, 2016, 02:56 PM
Jul 2016

I'm not the least bit surprised this tool doesn't know what plagiarism actually is. I bet he never had to write a single paper in college, daddy hired someone to do it for him.

C_U_L8R

(45,003 posts)
12. Poor dumb Trumps
Thu Jul 28, 2016, 02:57 PM
Jul 2016

(quote)You Keep Using That Word, I Do Not Think It Means What You Think It Means (unquote)

NurseJackie

(42,862 posts)
14. This tells me that they're still feeling the sting and embarrassment from ...
Thu Jul 28, 2016, 02:58 PM
Jul 2016

... the fallout of Mrs. Trump's plagiarism.

olddad56

(5,732 posts)
15. how in the fuck can something like Trump even being taken serious, happen in our country
Thu Jul 28, 2016, 02:59 PM
Jul 2016

I guess if it happened to Germany, it can happen here.

mahatmakanejeeves

(57,489 posts)
19. I demand a retraction.
Thu Jul 28, 2016, 03:03 PM
Jul 2016
Donnie Darko is a great movie, and to drag it through the mud by associating it with the Trumps is going too far.



I have the DVD and a CD of the soundtrack.

getagrip_already

(14,764 posts)
22. what a marooon....
Thu Jul 28, 2016, 03:08 PM
Jul 2016

Go ahead, remind people your wife lifted whole paragraphs from michelles speech.

aha. hows that working for you? Now, about that college degree.

thesquanderer

(11,990 posts)
29. Yup, so stupid to bring up a scandal of his own that was near forgotten.
Thu Jul 28, 2016, 03:37 PM
Jul 2016

He can't see the big picture. His thin skin will either be his un-doing... or the country's.

underpants

(182,829 posts)
42. Exactly. They live in a bubble where nothing is questioned
Thu Jul 28, 2016, 05:54 PM
Jul 2016

and amongst themselves they can't imagine how anything appears to the outside world.

icymist

(15,888 posts)
23. Newsflash: Trump Jr. Angry With Obama for Using Pronouns and Adjectives.
Thu Jul 28, 2016, 03:09 PM
Jul 2016

Claims intellectual property stolen.

 

kestrel91316

(51,666 posts)
28. That despicable piece of human trash (who murders endangered animals for fun)
Thu Jul 28, 2016, 03:33 PM
Jul 2016

Isn't fit to shine President Obama's shoes.

muriel_volestrangler

(101,321 posts)
30. Can we avoid giving this blatant attempt to grab publicity any attention?
Thu Jul 28, 2016, 03:43 PM
Jul 2016

He's just doing it to get the Trump name in the headlines. That talking about it means repeating his claim that there's anything good about his side, or anything bad about ours, just makes this worse, even if we go on to say "the child is a moron".

keithbvadu2

(36,829 posts)
32. Was avoiding STDs Little Donnie's personal Afghanistan just as
Thu Jul 28, 2016, 04:20 PM
Jul 2016

avoiding STDs was the Donald's personal VN?

riversedge

(70,242 posts)
35. " He also closed with "God bless the United States of America." He's a serial plagiarist!!"
Thu Jul 28, 2016, 05:02 PM
Jul 2016

This is one of the responses from TPM.


agio
2h

He also closed with "God bless the United States of America." He's a serial plagiarist!!





Trump Jr.: Obama Plagiarized A Line From My RNC

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/trump-jr-obama-plagiarism?utm_content=buffer8b3e2&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer



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By Caitlin MacNeal

PublishedJuly 28, 2016, 2:38 PM EDT 16438 views

Donald Trump Jr. on Thursday accused President Obama from lifting a line from his speech at the Republican convention. However, variations of the line in question have been used before by Obama before.

Both men did use the line "This is not the America I know" in their respective convention speeches.

But as NBC News pointed out, Obama has used versions of this line in several past speeches. In a 2010 speech, he used the line, "That is not the America we believe in." And in addresses delivered in 2012 and 2016, he used the line, "That's the America I know."

miyazaki

(2,244 posts)
44. Ugly little spunk monster.
Thu Jul 28, 2016, 06:34 PM
Jul 2016

Imagine the spawn of a human slime ball and it's this guy. And don't be fooled by his sister, a deceptive illusion.

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