cleveland staff writer trump organization take responsibility wednesday chaos cause speech give wife u.s. republican presidential candidate donald trump draw accusations plagiarism cast shadow party convention week writer meredith mciver apologize offer explanation throw sharp relief two days efforts trump campaign deny problem melania trump speech monday night republican convention cleveland formally anoint trump tuesday party nominee nov. presidential election mean occasion party rally around unorthodox white house candidate bitterly divisive primary campaign accusations plagiarism trump campaign responses major talk point party try showcase candidate believe appeal voters campaign operation capable beat democratic candidate hillary clinton nov. election statement mciver say insert passages melania trump speech resemble part 2008 speech first lady michelle obama 2008 democratic national convention barack obama first campaign presidency mciver say offer resign speech controversy trump family reject offer trump organization own donald trump trump defend mciver abc news interview wednesday say make mistake people make mistake make mistake make mistake say mciver long time good person trump add think terrific way come forward say look mistake make think unfair melania speech monday melania trump speak pass next generation value hard work inherit parent say limit achievements strength dream willingness work them parent impress value work hard want life word bond say keep promise treat people respect melania trump tell cleveland convention denver eight years ago michelle obama say husband barack raise many value work hard want life word bond say go treat people dignity respect mciver say melania trump read passages michelle obama speech phone examples mciver write late include phrase draft become melania trump speech mciver say statement michelle obama person melania trump always like check mrs. obama speeches mistake feel terrible chaos cause melania trump well mrs. obama harm mean mciver say nowhere statement mciver comment trump campaign officials speech sense irony wife republican nominee inspire word michelle obama time speaker speaker republican convention echo trump assail husband policies democrats seize similarities speech trump campaign various explanations ensue 48 hours show team ready prime time charge embarrass trump repeatedly slam clinton untrustworthy white house spokesman josh earnest say wednesday similarities show country value largely share even political leaders differences certainly buttress argument president make quite frequently late country divide might seem earnest tell reporters question linger trump campaign run simple plagiarism software commonly use ensure speakers inadvertently lift people word campaign seek deny brush away problem republican strategist ted newton president gravity strategic communications staffer republican mitt romney fail 2012 presidential campaign say trump campaign come clean much sooner sort reflect old adage crime cover-up newton say bungle badly really shame sad her campaign admit happen sooner newton say would bump road hours give speech melania trump slovenian-born jewelry designer former model tell nbc today write little help possible husband campaign manager paul manafort tell cbs morning tuesday collaboration speech writers late wednesday hours mciver statement manafort press issue cnn say word lift michelle obama speech seek stress overall effectiveness speech controversy talk meaningful say mciver list writer trump popular book include trump get rich trump think like billionaire author biography get rich say ford foundation scholar graduate university utah well member trump organization trump employee apologize melania speech 'chaos