For those saying that the original was very generic, yes the ideas were not so groundbreaking. However, language is a funny thing. You can say the same things in so many ways and there is literally an infinite amount of utterances. All you have to do is add one more word to a sentence and a new utterance is formed.
But the fact is, having so many words in a row that match someone else's is very unlikely. That's why in college, some professors use software to scan for sentences that are either identical or very similar to published works in order to ensure no plagiarism occurs.
It's just highly unlikely that Melania could have such a similar sequence of words for that paragraph without copying it. I read somewhere that in order to have a 16 word match, the chances were 1 in a trillion. There was a 23 word match in Melania's sentence. You can't just chalk that up to coincidence or the first lady's generic choice of words and themes. Melania plagiarized.
http://theweek.com/speedreads/636988/chances-that-melania-trump-didnt-plagiarize-michelle-obama-less-than-1-trillion
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