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My intern Audra Jackson led Democratic Interns in their own selfie 2day showing #DemInternDiversity #DemInternSelfie pic.twitter.com/83UcIOKS5s

— Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson (@RepEBJ) July 19, 2016

Tweets Of The Day

https://twitter.com/courtneymilan/status/755405116446904321

https://twitter.com/courtneymilan/status/755405445615882241

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https://twitter.com/courtneymilan/status/755405915017195520

Democratic House Interns organized to show show the diversity of the Democrats #DemInternSelfie #DemDiversity pic.twitter.com/Fg0tbVYQd8

— Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson (@RepEBJ) July 19, 2016

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Context of John’s tweet here

I would very much like to be excluded from this narrative https://t.co/I46VtY2CXI

— John Legend (@johnlegend) July 19, 2016

You can't fire Michelle Obama https://t.co/mB74wzeHds

— 🕷Dante Atkins🕷 (@DanteAtkins) July 19, 2016

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The most disgusting part of the RNC was the celebration of the officers not being charged in the Freddie Gray homicide

— Black Girl Nerds (@BlackGirlNerds) July 19, 2016

The four stages of attending #RNCinCLE , in one photo:https://t.co/uE7JKdIiSu pic.twitter.com/5h9endUYii

— Tessa Berenson Rogers (@tcberenson) July 19, 2016

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Here's another MLK quote for you since people are so fond of citing him this evening.. pic.twitter.com/EfiwG69qg1

— Jay Smooth (@jsmooth995) July 19, 2016

MLK Would Never Shut Down a Freeway, and 6 Other Myths About the Civil Rights Movement and Black Lives Matter https://t.co/2tI7ZJEGT6

— zellie (@zellieimani) July 16, 2016

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Saw this on Facebook. 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾 #BlackLivesMatter pic.twitter.com/tFxuTZZQ4E

— Imani Gandy (Orca’s Version) ⚓️ (@AngryBlackLady) July 17, 2016

ScratchinHead, This man Killed 2 Cops last week, I cant even remember his Name.We already know Gavin Long life Story pic.twitter.com/nBgFveEr5x

— MyBlackMatters2 (@MyBlackMatters2) July 18, 2016

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It's moving to see people of all hair colors come together like this. (h/t @heif) pic.twitter.com/Zn2cZzKlqA

— Mark Harris (@MarkHarrisNYC) July 17, 2016

NYPD cop secretly records supervisor pressuring him to racially profile black men https://t.co/cb4dQfMx46 pic.twitter.com/XYKlqxydCw

— Raw Story (@RawStory) July 13, 2016

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At least 810 people have lost their lives in jail since #SandraBland died. This has to STOP. https://t.co/f0dWvZyWJH pic.twitter.com/tC7sVyQTPh

— HuffPost BlackVoices (@blackvoices) July 13, 2016

Presumed innocent, found dead. HuffPost logged 800+ jail deaths #SinceSandra. Hundreds never should have happened. https://t.co/ARsbvArT4k

— Ryan J. Reilly (@ryanjreilly) July 13, 2016

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https://twitter.com/MhDaDon/status/753748017442918400

Is Black Lives Matter an effective effort?@perrybaconjr reports on #s and says yes... https://t.co/pV5dUAEBWC pic.twitter.com/nCSGeEmXi7

— Ari Melber (@AriMelber) July 12, 2016

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Donald Trump's VP pick Mike Pence is anti-woman, anti-LGBTQ, anti-immigrant, but pro-cigarettes https://t.co/sODgmxFuMA

— NowThis Impact (@nowthisimpact) July 16, 2016

Trump thinks he's "great for women" but this is one of the most anti-woman tickets in history. pic.twitter.com/69r3jZajKp

— UltraViolet is not paying for this (@UltraViolet) July 16, 2016

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Im severely going to miss @POTUS come January. He has had to face so much adversity. I am proud that he is our president. ❤️ #POTUStownhall

— ian (@ianbakerr) July 15, 2016

In First for Sitting President, Obama Publishes a Scholarly Article. #Nerdinchiefhttps://t.co/9V3ZmK0Lhx

— Jackson M'vunganyi (@UpfrontAfrica) July 13, 2016

This Is What Happens When Racists Plagiarize First Lady Michelle Obama’s Work

Really? It might be a mistake?! She shoplifted Michelle Obama's speech word for word. PLAGIARISM.

— shonda rhimes (@shondarhimes) July 19, 2016

Never before have I seen a more perfect meme to describe a situation. #FamousMelaniaTrumpQuotes pic.twitter.com/ECcNzAdomV

— fairy shademother🧚🏾‍♂️✨ (@siskanay316) July 19, 2016

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Why plagiarizing from @FLOTUS, then lying about it will stick harder than anything before. https://t.co/i452zw7xrj pic.twitter.com/vFC5LfawKX

— Brian Beutler (@brianbeutler) July 19, 2016

Gotta say, a Trump plagiarizing Michelle Obama on honor, integrity and hard work is a metaphor for this entire campaign.

— Neera Tanden🌻 (@neeratanden) July 19, 2016

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Your response to being accused of plagiarism is a quote from someone else? Are you trying to rip a hole in time? https://t.co/wiV77M10vY

— W. Kamau Bell (@wkamaubell) July 19, 2016

Rep. Steve King said white people contributed most to civilization. Melania Trump then showed us how...by stealing from a Person of Color.

— Hari Kondabolu (@harikondabolu) July 19, 2016

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Ask yourself if anyone would be giving a pass to Michelle Obama if she'd nicked a chunk of a Laura Bush speech.

I'll wait.

— Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) July 19, 2016

Remember earlier today when @SteveKingIA said Blacks didn't contribute to society? If we don't contribute then why steal our speeches?

— Marcus H. Johnson (@marcushjohnson) July 19, 2016

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I mean, when you think about it, what's more American than a white person stealing a black person's work?#FamousMelaniaTrumpQuotes

— Charlotte Clymer 🇺🇦 (@cmclymer) July 19, 2016

And, let’s not gloss over it, a white supremacist operation trying to profit from the work of an African American family it belittles.

— Brian Beutler (@brianbeutler) July 19, 2016

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We go now live to Michelle Obama for comment on Melania's seeming plagiarism of her speech pic.twitter.com/nozcsg2c88

— @hayesbrown.bsky.social (@HayesBrown) July 19, 2016

#FamousMelaniaTrumpQuotes "Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation.."

— Jackée Harry (@JackeeHarry) July 19, 2016

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So that's pretty blatant, right? pic.twitter.com/EPnHME7afV

— Mike Hearn (@mikehearn) July 19, 2016

"irony" is the Trump campaign plagiarising a speech about the importance of hard work https://t.co/oPDWy6GdxW pic.twitter.com/C9jpb08dLi

— Josh Butler (@JoshButler) July 19, 2016

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Melania: "These accusations about my speech hurt not only me, but also hurt my children Sasha and Malia". #RNCinCLE

— Bob Fisher (@BobFisherImporv) July 19, 2016

The keyboard used to write her speech #FamousMelaniaTrumpQuotes 😂😂 pic.twitter.com/IBcE8Slb6H

— Sebastian Cevallos (@SebCevallos) July 19, 2016

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The creator of the hashtag. Black Twitter da GAWD

"I, am Malcolm X.” #FamousMelaniaTrumpQuotes

— jesse Williams. (@iJesseWilliams) July 19, 2016

"I have a dream" #FamousMelaniaTrumpQuotes

— jesse Williams. (@iJesseWilliams) July 19, 2016

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The journalist who caught the plagiarism

CORRECTION: Melania stole a whole graph from Michelle's speech. #GOPConvention
WATCH: https://t.co/8BCOwXAHSy pic.twitter.com/zudpDznGng

— jarrett 🫶🏽✨🍉 (@jarretthill) July 19, 2016

“Imitation is the greatest form of flattery” #FamousMelaniaTrumpQuotes pic.twitter.com/8REQE0w3TX

— BET (@BET) July 19, 2016

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https://twitter.com/MatthewACherry/status/755391230872203265

Ok, this is pretty funny... 😂💀#FamousMelaniaTrumpQuotes pic.twitter.com/Mpe8wkytSL

— SIEFE (@Siefe) July 19, 2016

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"I got hot sauce in my bag. Swag." #FamousMelaniaTrumpQuotes

— jesse Williams. (@iJesseWilliams) July 19, 2016

"In west Philadelphia born and raised, on the playground is where I spent most of my days" #FamousMelaniaTrumpQuotes

— Lamorne Morris (@LamorneMorris) July 19, 2016

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"It was all a dream. I used to read Word Up Magazine. Salt n Pepa & Heavy D up in the limousine." #FamousMelaniaTrumpQuotes

— #RIPBassemMasri 🙏 (@Delo_Taylor) July 19, 2016

"You are the source of my strength. You are the strength of my life. I lift my hands in total praise to you" #FamousMelaniaTrumpQuotes

— Johnetta Elzie (@Nettaaaaaaaa) July 19, 2016

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https://twitter.com/MsPackyetti/status/755388095399235584

"I was born by the river, in a little tent." #FamousMelaniaTrumpQuotes pic.twitter.com/gSV1JrC79G

— edixon1213 (@edixon1213) July 19, 2016

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https://twitter.com/AwkwardlyReeRee/status/755377655181144064

Yes, professor that was my paper. Maya Angelou and I just used similar words. #FamousMelaniaTrumpQuotes https://t.co/SM4MC3Umsx

— Danielle Moodie (@DeeTwoCents) July 19, 2016

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"It wasn't easy growing up a black woman in Chicago, but I believe the world is safer for my 2 girls, Sasha & Malia" pic.twitter.com/a8GOaVgMwv

— Joseph Flynn (@chinajoeflynn.bsky.social) (@ChinaJoeFlynn) July 19, 2016

https://twitter.com/goldietaylor/status/755364168258228224

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"If it doesn't fit, you must acquit!" #FamousMelaniaTrumpQuotes

— Karen Hunter (@karenhunter) July 19, 2016

https://twitter.com/beauty_jackson/status/755350887447531520

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FACTS

Mostly this whole thing just reminds me how awesome #MichelleObama is at most everything.

— girl in the corner (@amy_living) July 19, 2016

You can copy & paste the words/speeches of somebody, but u can't copy the class, intelligence & decency of @FLOTUS#FamousMelaniaTrumpQuotes

— Rehman Siddiq (@RehmanSid) July 19, 2016

Carpool Karaoke: The FLOTUS Edition

Early Bird Chat

One year ago today, @POTUS saw @HamiltonMusical for the first time with his daughters. Photo: @PeteSouza pic.twitter.com/NoPs6rxjpp

— Hamilton (@HamiltonMusical) July 19, 2016

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All Times Eastern

12:45PM: Press Secretary Josh Earnest holds the White House Press Briefing

3:45PM: President Obama meets with Attorney General Lynch and FBI Director Comey

4:45PM: President Obama meets with Defense Secretary Carter

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