Timothy L. O'Brien, Columnist

Trump Doesn't Write His Own Stuff. Why Should Melania?

Melania said she crafted her own convention speech. Hmm. That's not the family style.

July 19, 2016 at 4:51 PM UTC

Timothy L. O'Brien is senior executive editor of Bloomberg Opinion. A former editor and reporter for the New York Times, he is author of “TrumpNation: The Art of Being the Donald.”

Peas in a pod.
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Hours before Melania Trump made her debut at the Republican convention Monday night, she had this exchange about her upcoming speech with the Today show's Matt Lauer:

Lauer: Did you practice it on the plane?