Donald Trump brags Melania's speech 'got more publicity than any in the history of politics'

Donald Trump bragged that Melania's speech at the Republican National Convention "got more publicity than any in the history of politics."
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Donald Trump has managed to find the "good news" in wife Melania's plagiarism scandal. On Wednesday — two days after Melania gave a speech at the Republican National Convention that bore striking similarities to remarks Michelle Obama delivered in 2008 — Trump went ahead and applauded the speech anyway, because it got so much publicity:

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