She has been accused of plagiarism

A political event featuring Donald Trump appears to be veering erratically between melodrama and farce, as it does so frequently. Donald declared his intention to run for president of the United States in 2015. When he made immigration a top concern, Melania's personal immigration history came under scrutiny, including claims that she worked in the country before obtaining the proper visa. Despite playing a minor part in the campaign, Melania gave a speech in July 2016 at the Republican National Convention. According to ABC News, Melania started the initiative to "urge people to help teach youngsters to be good citizens." The accompanying brochure, however, "had a striking resemblance" to information distributed during the Obama administration, according to various news accounts, the BBC reported. She received applause for her speech at first, but it was later discovered that she had used phrases and lines that Michelle Obama had used eight years earlier.

Almost everything, including the last-minute attempt to utilize convention rules to prevent Trump's coronation as the Republican nominee, was quickly eclipsed by the plagiarism problem. Meredith McIver, a junior aide, eventually admitted responsibility for the error in the 2016 Republican National Convention plagiarism scandal, claiming that Melania had read passages from Michelle Obama's speeches to her over the phone and she had incorporated some of the wording in the final draft.