CLEVELAND, Ohio -- The controversy over Melania Trump's speech at the Republican National Convention has sparked questions about her background.
Mrs. Trump's education, in particular, is at issue. Her bio on her official website states she graduated with a degree in design and architecture from "University in Slovenia." It's a claim that's been repeated by the Trump campaign and the RNC itself, in the convention's official program.
However, the Slovenian writers of her biography wrote that Trump actually dropped out from the University of Ljubljana after her freshman year. Politico's Julia Ioffe wrote the same thing in a profile of the presumptive Republican nominee's wife that appeared in GQ back in April.
The Huffington Post reported a spokesperson for Donald Trump did not respond to a question about his wife's educational background.
Mrs. Trump's speech on Monday night was generally well received until observers noticed portions appeared to be lifted from Michelle Obama's speech at the 2008 Democratic National Convention.
Trump campaign chief Paul Manafort denied the speech was copied, basically attributing it to a coincidence.
"These are themes that are personal to her, but they're very personal to a lot of people, depending on the stories of their lives," he said. "Obviously Michelle Obama feels similar sentiments towards her family."
Poster Comment:
#1: GrandIsland To: Willie Green (#0)
Who gives a shit, liberal.
Your filthy €[_]NT, KILLary, will lose. Get use to saying it. PRESIDENT TRUMP.
GrandIsland posted on 2016-07-19 17:56:27 Reply Private Reply
#2: Hondo68 To: Willie Green, Michelle of Slovenia (#0)
Michelle Obama lifted her '08 speech, from Melania's graduation speech?
Jeeze, talk about outsourcing!
Hondo68 posted on 2016-07-19 18:38:53 Reply Private Reply
#3: Vicomte13 To: Willie Green (#0)
She may very well have passed a stage and gotten a degree of some level in that subject, but not the final licensing degree.
The whole world does not operate on our public school and university system.
And anyway, what difference does it make? She's not running for office. Hillary Clinton claimed to have landed in Kosovo under fire. Didn't.
Hillary Clinton claimed that a videotape caused the Benghazi massacre. Didn't, and she knew it.
Hillary is running for President. Melania isn't running for anything.
Vicomte13 posted on 2016-07-19 18:48:28 Reply Private Reply
#4: rlk To: Willie Green (#0)
Nope. She was smart and went where the big money and mobility was, rather than be stuck working a slide rule for the rest of her life.
rlk posted on 2016-07-19 19:12:50 Reply Private Reply
#5: BobCeleste To: Willie Green (#0)
BobCeleste posted on 2016-08-23 21:05:06 Reply Private Reply
#6: BobCeleste To: Vicomte13 (#3)
God bless you my friend.
BobCeleste posted on 2016-08-23 21:06:53 Reply Private Reply
#7: Fred Mertz To: Vicomte13 (#3)
Fred Mertz posted on 2016-08-23 23:24:13 Reply Private Reply
#8: no gnu taxes To: Willie Green (#0)
no gnu taxes posted on 2016-08-24 01:15:22 Reply Private Reply
#9: Gatlin To: Vicomte13, Willie Green (#3)
Exactly!
Gatlin posted on 2016-08-24 06:59:34 Reply Private Reply
#10: GrandIsland To: Willie Green (#0)
Who cares, libtard.
Take your socialist drama and stick it up your bleeding heart ass.
GrandIsland posted on 2016-08-24 07:00:19 Reply Private Reply
#11: Justified To: BobCeleste (#5)
But I was kinda wondering when someone would make one of the pycho-beast. Even though no one would ever place it next to Trumps likeness.
Justified posted on 2016-08-24 09:09:02 Reply Private Reply