When Melania Trump started the #BeBest campaign it seemed to be sparked by children being cyber bullied. The official description even reads, “BE BEST will champion the many successful well-being programs that provide children with the tools and skills required for emotional, social, and physical health.” So imagine the surprise when the first lady told ABC’s Tom Llamas that the campaign was actually done for a much more selfish reason. Trump feels she is a victim of bullying saying:
“I’m the most bullied person in the world….that’s why my Be Best initiative is focusing on social media and online behavior.”
EXCLUSIVE: First lady Melania Trump says her “Be Best” policy platform targeting online bullies is personal. “I could say that I’m the most bullied person in the world,” she tells ABC. https://t.co/iiEv5Z3ijv pic.twitter.com/CWZ7g9by27
— ABC News (@ABC) October 11, 2018
To be clear Melania Trump isn’t the first person to live in the White House to be criticized or “bullied.” Right or wrong it comes with the territory. Think about the things people said about Chelsea Clinton or Michelle Obama.
Here, FLOTUS interprets being criticized (which comes with the territory of being world famous & powerful) as being “bullied” (which happens chiefly to the unfamous & powerless) https://t.co/FHZpYh59O3
— Robert Draper (@DraperRobert) October 11, 2018
Imagine if @MichelleObama said this & played the victim. Republicans would lose their minds. @FLOTUS Melania Trump says her #BeBest policy platform targeting online bullies is personal. “I could say that I’m the most bullied person in the world” pic.twitter.com/7uCQB7jInX
— Khary Penebaker, Fx (@kharyp) October 11, 2018
Let’s start with boys and girls in middle school being bullied before we start worrying about the famous billionaires like the Melania and Kanye
— Dorit Murciano (@doritnyc) October 11, 2018
Hey @FLOTUS – tell it to Matthew Shepard. Tell it to the black population of America for the last 400 years. Tell it to everyone your dickweed husband mentions in his incoherent face spew, daily. YOU ARE NOT. https://t.co/vtnha9gsNP
— ??Bacon?Bacon?Bacon? (@b_b_baconator) October 11, 2018