Donald Trump’s wife, Melania, has taken centre stage on the first day of the Republican national convention but faces accusations of plagiarism.
Commentators noticed that a portion of her speech had similarities with Mrs Obama’s 2008 convention speech.
In her speech Mrs Trump praised her husband as a “compassionate” man who would “fight for the country”.
It was her first speech of the campaign and she had the help of a speechwriting team.
Before Monday’s speech, Melania Trump told NBC in remarks that were aired on several networks: “I wrote it… with as little help as possible.”
A spokesman for the Trump campaign called the speech a success, but suggested her writers might have mistakenly injected some borrowed language.
“In writing her beautiful speech, Melania’s team of writers took notes on her life’s inspirations, and in some instances included fragments that reflected her own thinking,” Jason Miller, Trump’s senior communications adviser, said in a statement.
Donald Trump made no mention of the issue in a Twitter post early on Tuesday, saying simply: “It was truly an honor to introduce my wife, Melania Trump last night. Her speech and demeanor were absolutely incredible. Very proud!”
