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L. Coyote

(51,129 posts)
Thu Jul 28, 2016, 07:30 PM Jul 2016

Donald Trump Jr. Plagiarized Presidents Bush and Obama

And he sure picked the wrong passage, one that seems directed at him personally.



June 19, 2002. The phrase in question is "That's not the America I know."

O.K., I KNOW IT IS A COMMON TERM. After all, we've all probably said it. But:

LBN: Donald Trump Jr. Accuses President Obama of Plagiarizing His Speech

Maybe he should have done a web search first to see who he had "plagiarized." You can't make this stuff up.

Ruth Marcus ?@RuthMarcus 7 hours ago
@DonaldJTrumpJr @politico "that's not the America I know" GWB 9/17/2001 -- at a mosque. On tolerance of Muslims

POLITICO @politico 6:20 AM - 28 Jul 2016
"That is not the America I know," Obama says about Trump's dystopian depiction of the U.S.
http://politi.co/2a1M6LK

Donald Trump Jr. ?@DonaldJTrumpJr 8 hours ago Retweeted POLITICO
I'm honored that POTUS would plagiarize a line from my speech last week. Where's the outrage? #DemsInPhilly

Ruth Marcus ?@RuthMarcus 7 hours ago
@DonaldJTrumpJr @politico if pouts plagiarized that line from you, then you plagiarized from George W Bush and Hillary Clinton. Google it!

Richie B. ?@richiebranson 4 hours ago
@DonaldJTrumpJr @politico Actually, Obama has said that exact line numerous times before your speech. U sure you didn't plagiarize him? lol.

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Donald Trump Jr. Plagiarized Presidents Bush and Obama (Original Post) L. Coyote Jul 2016 OP
He's A Drumph, He Can't Help It. Grassy Knoll Jul 2016 #1
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