Meredith McIver - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| (1951-01-03) January 3, 1951 (age 65) |
| American |
| American |
| Bachelor of English |
| University of Utah (1976) |
| San Jose, California |
Meredith McIver is a (possibly fictional) staff writer[1] for The Trump Organization, author, and former ballerina.[2][3] She is credited with ghostwriting multiple books by Donald Trump and was described in 2007 as an "assistant" to him.[4][5][6]
Early life and education[edit]
McIver is from San Jose, California and earned an English degree at the University of Utah in 1976.[7][8]
Speech plagiarism controversy[edit]
In July 2016, McIver contributed to a speech for Melania Trump, which Trump read at the 2016 Republican National Convention on July 19, 2016.[9] The speech was later found to have plagiarized passages from a Michelle Obama speech.[10][11]
McIver later issued a statement explaining that Melania Trump told her some passage from Michelle Obama's speech as an 'example', but due to misunderstanding she thought that that passage is of Melania Trump's own thinking and included that passage in the speech. To be more precise, McIver places some of the blame on Ms. Trump: "In a statement issued by the campaign, Meredith McIver took the blame but made it clear that Mrs. Trump knew the passages were from the first lady's speech."[12] The Trump family declined McIver's offer to resign over the incident.[13][14]
Bibliography[edit]
- Trump: How to Get Rich with Donald J. Trump (2004)[15]
- Trump: Think Like a Billionaire with Donald J. Trump (2004)[16]
- Trump 101: The Way to Success with Donald J. Trump (2006)[1]
- Trump: Never Give Up with Donald J. Trump (2008)[1]
References[edit]
- ^ abc"People aren't sure Melania Trump's 'speechwriter' Meredith McIver actually exists". 20 July 2016. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
- ^Jane, Emily (2014-01-02). "Is a Ballerina to Blame for Melania Trump’s Plagiarized Speech?". Vanity Fair. Retrieved 2016-07-20.
- ^Horowitz, Jason (2016-07-20). "Behind Melania Trump’s Cribbed Lines, an Ex- Ballerina Who Loved Writing". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2016-07-21.
- ^Meredith McIver. "Meredith McIver | Official Publisher Page | Simon & Schuster". Authors.simonandschuster.com. Retrieved 2016-07-20.
- ^Queenan, Joe (20 March 2005)Ghosts in the Machine, The New York Times
- ^Gaby Wood (7 January 2007). "Donald Trump: the interview". The Guardian. Retrieved 2016-07-20.
- ^"Who is Meredith McIver, the Trump staffer who took the fall for Melania’s speech?". Retrieved 21 July 2016.
- ^Chan, Melissa. "Who Is Melania Trump's Speech Writer Meredith McIver?". Retrieved 21 July 2016.
- ^Haberman, Maggie (19 July 2016). "How Melania Trump’s Speech Veered Off Course and Caused an Uproar". NY Times. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
- ^"Scientific Proof That Melania Trump’s Speech Was Definitely Stolen From Michelle Obama". Gizmodo.com. Retrieved 2016-07-20.
- ^Muise, Monique. "Chances that Melania Trump didn’t plagiarize Michelle Obama 1 in 87 billion: expert - National". Globalnews.ca. Retrieved 2016-07-20.
- ^OHLEMACHER, STEPHEN (2016-07-20). "Trump speechwriter apologizes for Melania Trump's speech". TheLedger.com. Retrieved 2016-07-20.
- ^Diamond, Jeremy (20 July 2016). "Trump aide offers resignation in Melania Trump plagiarism incident". CNN. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
- ^"You decide: Did Melania plagiarize Michelle's '08 speech?". 19 July 2016. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
- ^Shea, Jim (4 April 2004). Trump's powers: The Donald cashes in, Toledo Blade
- ^(1 October 2004). Trump: Think Like a Billionaire: Everything You Need to Know about Success, Real Estate, and Life (review), Publisher's Weekly