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On 17 January 2017, the web site The Independent published an article about a poem written by Joseph Charles McKenzie which praised President-elect Donald Trump, described the future First Lady as Melania the Fair, and described Trump's predecessor (Barack Obama) as a tyrant: Although this article was published under the headline Poem celebrating Donald Trump inauguration describes Barack Obama as a 'tyrant,' The Independent used a more sensational (and less factual) title when they shared this item on social media — Donald Trump to pay tribute to British heritage at inauguration with poem about Scotland: L Several other publications also shared this poem in articles claiming that it was Donald Trump's inauguration poem, misleading readers into believing that this poem would actually be read at the inaugural event. Paper Magazine, for instance, reported that this was the official poem for President-elect Trump's inauguration: However, this poem is not an official selection for Trump's inauguration, nor was it commissioned by the president-elect. The text of the The Independent's article explained that this poem was merely inspired by Trump's election: This inauguration poem was first published by the web site ClassicPoets.org on 15 January 2017. The group did not claim that the poem would be read at the inauguration, but their version of the poem was accompanied by instructions for how the it would theoretically be presented if it were used at the inauguration: When the group shared the poem on Facebook, the lyric was accompanied by a message imploring Trump to include the poem, making it clear that this poem had not been selected for this purpose in the first place: This poem is not listed in the schedule of events planned for the inauguration. When reached for comment, the Society of Classical Poets confirmed that this poem had not been chosen as the official poem of Donald Trump's inauguration:
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