I Couldn't Make This Up if I Tried

I've got a new piece up at BNR on how, the day after his wife plagiarized a Michelle Obama speech, Donald Trump borrowed Bill Clinton's '92 campaign slogan:
After the roll call officially confirmed that Donald Trump is his party's presidential nominee, he decided to make a remote appearance at the convention, during which he said: "This is going to be a leadership, by the way, that puts the American people first."

One small problem: "Putting People First" was Bill Clinton's 1992 campaign slogan...

Do I think Donald plagiarized? No. What I think is that Donald didn't even know—or do the basic due diligence to find out—that one of his first campaign promises after being officially nominated was the campaign slogan of a Democratic president.

Who also happens to be the husband of his current Democratic opponent. Oopsy!
Click through to read the whole thing!

Is this the most elaborate prank in history? WHAT IS EVEN GOING ON WITH DONALD TRUMP'S CAMPAIGN? Good grief!

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