Three days into the Melania speech-gate and the Trump campaign has finally taken responsibility for the plagiarism in Melania’s speech:
The Trump camp identifies Melania Trump's speechwriter but does not accept her resignation https://t.co/6OZtrfIwim https://t.co/kqihwQZnIk
— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) July 20, 2016
Apparently she submitted her resignation, but Trump refused it, keeping her on board. Imagine if they had done this the night it happened or even the morning after. They could have avoided so much bad press.
Here’s a statement from the speechwriter, Meredith McIver, testifying to all of this:
NEW: Melania staffer falls on sword, says campaign rejected her resignation pic.twitter.com/6ZgfX2cEXQ
— Zeke Miller (@ZekeJMiller) July 20, 2016
I'm told by a Trump adviser that McIver is considered "golden" inside TrumpLand–a discreet loyalist who has ghostwritten for years
— Robert Costa (@costareports) July 20, 2016
Well, it's a good thing RNC officials didn't burn any credibility by blaming Melania's speech blooper on My Little Pony or anything.
— Noah Rothman (@NoahCRothman) July 20, 2016