^ Well, I see your point, especially the one about distracting attention from the actual content of the speeches, but I'm not entirely convinced.
Yes, Trump seems to relish negative publicity, but isn't most of it about saying something outrageous to appeal to extremists and catch more votes? They aren't going to catch many votes by copying a Democrat's speech, and then denying it:-
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[Trump campaign]Staff said there was no evidence Mrs Trump had lifted passages from a 2008 speech by First Lady Michelle Obama.
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