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Sixteen months into her term as first lady, Melania Trump has unveiled her official agenda.
In a speech delivered in the White House's Rose Garden, Melania launched her grammatically awkward anti-cyber bullying campaign Be Best.
I am very excited to kick-off #BeBest - a campaign dedicated to helping children #BeBest in their individual paths.… https://t.co/7bV3g9mrxx— Melania Trump 45 Archived (@Melania Trump 45 Archived) 1525724141
Expanding on her idea, Melania said that the campaign was focussed on helping children by educating them on "well being, social media use and opioid abuse".
She explained:
As a mother and as first lady, it concerns me that in today’s fast-paced and ever-connected world, children can be less prepared to express or manage their emotions and oftentimes turn to forms of destructive or addictive behaviour such as bullying, drug addiction, or even suicide.
Needless to say, the internet was quick to pick up on the fact that the campaign's name is grammatically incorrect:
I'm not trying to say I'm perfect. Everyone knows I'm cursed by auto wreck. I laugh at myself for it. But FFS, no… https://t.co/CuXz3omGMU— Leia (@Leia) 1525723480
if you don't then you don't love me… https://t.co/dT8PTlRF1c— Matt Oswalt (@Matt Oswalt) 1525724570
just realized it took melania over a year to come up with this— Ashley Feinberg (@Ashley Feinberg) 1525724959
After 16 months, @FLOTUS Melania Trump finally unveils her platform: an anti-bullying campaign for kids called… https://t.co/qaHiYAB9mk— Doug Sovern (@Doug Sovern) 1525720373
Other Twitter users also noted that the first lady's slogan sounded strangely similar to an initiative launched by Michelle Obama in 2016 that encouraged men to fight for women's empowerment, called Be Better.
Melania Trump Roasted for Seemingly Getting Inspiration for ‘Be Best’ Slogan from Michelle Obama… https://t.co/NGRih0w6Ic— Rob the Bold - Wear a Mask (@Rob the Bold - Wear a Mask) 1525785578
Finally, others seemed bemused that the first lady was launching a campaign against cyber bullying, when her husband, President Trump, is often accused of using Twitter in an aggressive and bullying manner:
In 2016, Michelle Obama encouraged men to #BeBetter. (A complete, grammatical thought.) Today, @FLOTUS launched… https://t.co/tv4rhXqUzr— Mary Mauro (@Mary Mauro) 1525729327
It’s unfortunate that the @FLOTUS pretends to care about bullying when she was a “birther” slandering @BarackObama.… https://t.co/DbpYjjLkuB— Roza Calderón (@Roza Calderón) 1525734627
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