8 Unbelievable Reactions to Melania Trump’s Speech

A DOJ staffer went rogue and posted the above tweet the day after Melania Trump's speech at the RNC in July 2016.

The employee immediately lost access to the agency's social media account after tweeting “CNN is the biggest troll of them all lmao #Petty." A department spokesperson later released a statement saying, “A staffer in the public affairs office erroneously used the official Department of Justice Twitter handle to post a tweet that was intended for a personal account. The tweet did not represent the Department's views and was inappropriate for the Department of Justice's official account, so it was immediately deleted. As a result of this incident, the Office of Public Affairs has implemented procedural changes to the way we use our social media accounts and will provide additional social media training for employees."

Well, guys, it's not like Hillary Clinton put pen to paper and wrote the speech herself, but that hasn't stopped Trump's camp from putting the blame squarely on Clinton's shoulders. During an interview with CNN, Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort said, "Once again, this is an example of when a woman threatens Hillary Clinton, she seeks to demean her and take her down. She (Melania) was speaking in front of a crowd of 35 million people last night; she knew that. To think that she would be cribbing Michelle Obama's words is crazy." Manafort also went on to accuse Clinton staffers of starting the controversy without offering a shred of proof.

Teachers worldwide have taken to Twitter, and other social media outlets, to give credit where credit is due—and are thanking Melania Trump for helping them define plagiarism. Despite statements coming from Trump's camp that this was not the case (see #2), educators believe Melania's speech is such a clear cut example of copy and paste they're now using it as part of their lesson plans. Check out some of the tweets below:

I'd like to thank Melania Trump for helping me teach high school students about plagiarism.

— Sean Garrett (@SeanGarrettOBHS) July 19, 2016

LOOK. I teach my students that plagiarism is 5 consecutive words without a citation that are the same as another work. THIS IS PLAGIARISM.

— ChristyGET THAT SOTY (@CharmingWords23)

Teachers are thanking Melania Trump for help with plagiarism training https://t.co/CfGTNVZhlj

— Alex Goodall (@dralexgoodall) July 19, 2016

It certainly doesn't pay to have a speechwriter with an ax to grind.

Sure, there's a strong case for plagiarism in Melania Trump's speech, but did anyone catch the Rickroll? Rickrolling—for those of you who are too young to remember (the meme has been around since 2007)—involves an online bait-and-switch. The viewer is taken in by the promise of an exciting, yet misleading, video link which turns out to be footage of Rick Astley's 1987 debut single, "Never Gonna Give You Up."

“He will never, ever give up. And, most importantly, he will never, ever, let you down,” the former model said at the podium in Cleveland. The reference is too obvious to ignore. No word on the controversy from Astley yet, but check out the comparison below:

How does one top RNC official defend the plagiarism charges against Melania Trump? By using a character from My Little Pony, of course! RNC Communications Director and Chief Strategist, Sean Spicer, used a purple unicorn, known as Twilight Sparkle, as his point of reference: "Melania Trump said, 'The strength of your dreams and willingness to work for them.' Twilight Sparkle from My Little Pony said, 'This is your dream. Anything you can do in your dreams, you can do now.' I mean if we want to take a bunch of phrases and run them through Google and say, 'Hey, who else has said them?' I could come up with a list in five minutes. And that's what this is."

Wait...what?

Day 1 of the RNC certainly gave us no shortage of Twitter fodder, but the hashtag #FamousMelaniaTrumpQuotes is truly the gift that keeps on giving. Check out some of the hilarity out below:

GIF of the day #FamousMelaniaTrumpQuotes pic.twitter.com/HOXzS8RicQ

— Lahav Harkov (@LahavHarkov) July 19, 2016

.@iJesseWilliams creates #FamousMelaniaTrumpQuotes and Twitter drags her for filth: https://t.co/Btb3mneEqJ pic.twitter.com/3MrO8HyXyh

— Hello Beautiful (@HelloBeautiful) July 19, 2016

"Of course, you don't have to take MY word for it..." #FamousMelaniaTrumpQuotes pic.twitter.com/JDlIWK3BPp

— Joseph Gordon-Levitt (@hitRECordJoe) July 19, 2016

Sarah Hurwitz, Michelle's head speechwriter, used to be Hillary's. So the Trump campaign plagiarized from a Hillary speechwriter.

— Jon Favreau (@jonfavs) July 19, 2016

As Trump's camp attempts to do damage control regarding the charges of plagiarism, the presidential candidate's ex-staffer, Corey Lewandowski, believes whoever wrote the speech for Melania Trump should be held accountable. “I think that Mrs. Trump is a very smart articulate woman,” Lewandowski said. “Her thoughts are her own thoughts. And I think if it was a mistake, it was at the staff level, and staff should be held accountable.”

Trump fired Lewandowski in June 2016. The candidate later issued a statement calling Lewandowski “a good guy, a friend of mine, but I think it's time now for a different kind of campaign.” Lewandowski landed on his feet and was quickly named a CNN contributor. However, some believe HE is responsible for the gaff and has reason to get back at current campaign manager Paul Manafort, who successfully staged the coup against him.

One Republican that doesn't shy away from the accusations of plagiarism facing Melania Trump is New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, who declared that “93% of her speech wasn't plagiarized, meaning the other 7% was. You know the old saying: "With friends like that, who needs enemies?"