Skip To Content
BuzzFeed News Home Reporting To You

Donald Trump Jr. Didn't Plagiarize His Speech, Writer Says

Trending

Utilizamos cookies, próprios e de terceiros, que o reconhecem e identificam como um usuário único, para garantir a melhor experiência de navegação, personalizar conteúdo e anúncios, e melhorar o desempenho do nosso site e serviços. Esses Cookies nos permitem coletar alguns dados pessoais sobre você, como sua ID exclusiva atribuída ao seu dispositivo, endereço de IP, tipo de dispositivo e navegador, conteúdos visualizados ou outras ações realizadas usando nossos serviços, país e idioma selecionados, entre outros. Para saber mais sobre nossa política de cookies, acesse link.

Caso não concorde com o uso cookies dessa forma, você deverá ajustar as configurações de seu navegador ou deixar de acessar o nosso site e serviços. Ao continuar com a navegação em nosso site, você aceita o uso de cookies.

Donald Trump Jr. Didn't Plagiarize His Speech, Writer Says

Writer F.H. Buckley told BuzzFeed News a passage in the speech bore a resemblance to his previous writing because he wrote it.

By Claudia Koerner

Picture of Claudia Koerner Claudia Koerner BuzzFeed News Reporter

Posted on July 20, 2016, at 12:11 a.m. ET

Donald Trump Jr.'s speech at the Republican National Convention on Tuesday included a line similar to an article in The American Conservative.

The Daily Show @TheDailyShow

👀

Reply Retweet Favorite

A tweet by The Daily Show pointing out the similarities received more than 10,000 retweets in less than an hour.

The article, by F.H. Buckley, was published in May, and like Trump's speech made a comparison between American schools and Soviet department stores.

The speech came after Melania Trump on Monday copied portions of a speech by Michelle Obama.

Some were quick to call it a second instance of plagiarism by the Trumps.

Keith Olbermann @KeithOlbermann

Tonight, Dondi Trump also plagiarized: RT @TheDailyShow 👀

Reply Retweet Favorite

But Buckley said Tuesday's speech wasn't theft.

Frank Buckley @fbuckley

Except it wasn't stealing...

Reply Retweet Favorite

Buckley told BuzzFeed News he was a principal speechwriter for Trump Jr. "It's not an issue," he said.

Joe Raedle / Getty Images

Buckley is a law professor at George Mason University and added he was doing his patriotic duty.

🐘🇺🇸

RNC / Via channel60.pinkvulpes.net

A BuzzFeed News investigation, in partnership with the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists, based on thousands of documents the government didn't want you to see.