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Does Meredith McIver Actually Exist? Twitter Has Its Doubts

Elusive staff writer who took the fall for Melania Trump’s plagiarism scandal sparks hilarious reactions … assuming that she’s a real person, that is

| July 20, 2016 @ 3:36 PM
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Meredith McIver has taken the fall in the plagiarism scandal surrounding the RNC speech given by Melania Trump.

But she also seems to have fallen off the face of the earth, as far as the Twitterati are concerned.

Since news broke Wednesday that Trump staff writer McIver is taking the blame for the speech — which seemed to crib heavily from a speech given by First Lady Michelle Obama in 2008 — Twitter users have busied themselves with the weighty question: Does McIver actually exist?

Also Read: Melania Trump's Speechwriter Takes Blame for Plagiarism

“Serious question: has any news outlet seen or interviewed Meredith McIver?” queried “AM Joy” host Joy Reid. “Asking because of the GOP candidate’s history of using aliases.”

That would seem to be a reference to John Miller, a spokesperson for Trump who, according to reports, might have been Trump himself.

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“‘I am Meredith McIver.’ ‘No. I’M Meredith McIver.’ ‘No no no, I AM Meredith McIver.’ ‘We are ALL Meredith McIver!'” another wag wrote.

Also Read: Plagiarism Blame Points to Melania Trump as Campaign Does Little to Clear Her

“BREAKING: Meredith McIver now revealed to be D B Cooper,” went another reponse, referring to the infamous aircraft hijacker for whom the FBI recently abandoned its decades-long search.

Another skeptic likened McIver to the elusive Bigfoot.

And then there was, “Meredith McIver is harder to find than a black GOP intern.”

Also Read: Melania Trump Plagiarizes 'Fresh Prince,' Dr. Seuss in 'Late Show' Sketch (Video)

And so on.

Read on for a choice collection of Twitter reactions to the enigmatic Meredith McIver.

https://twitter.com/lukashodge/status/755873661018599424

https://twitter.com/P0TUS/status/755872770962165760

https://twitter.com/Patrickesque/status/755865647565811712

https://twitter.com/DanGurewitch/status/755865464602038272

https://twitter.com/allanbrauer/status/755863043288944640

 

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