Melania Trump: Not surprising that critics 'have chosen to ridicule me' for 'Be Best' campaign

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Source: The Hill

First lady Melania Trump on Thursday said it is not "surprising" to her that "critics in the media have chosen to ridicule" her campaign against online incivility.

"It is not news or surprising to me that critics in the media have chosen to ridicule me for speaking out on this issue and that’s okay," Trump said during the Family Online Safety Institute's annual conference.

Trump attended the event to promote her "Be Best" campaign, which encourages children to be kind on social media.

"I remain committed to tackling this topic because it will provide a better world for our children," Trump said. "And I hope that like I do, you will consider using their negative words as motivation to do all you can to bring awareness and understanding about responsible online behavior."

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[Siwsan]

1. Judas Freaking Priest!! That bubble she lives in is impenetrable

She has neither clue nor credibility.

[ToxMarz]

23. She's a grifter down to her DNA

It is, as is everything, about "the art of the deal". Trump (ghost) wrote a book. It is her essence.

[MFM008]

55. Is there DNA

Inside DNA?
Its that deep.

[OAITW r.2.0]

2. I don't care, do you? nt

[50 Shades Of Blue]

3. Pointing out her breathtaking hypocrisy doesn't equal "ridicule" but

hey, this birther deserves all the ridicule anyone can muster!

[marybourg]

4. Actually, I've been amazed at the straight faces

I’ve seen on newsreaders and commentators as they announced the comical title of this so-called campaign.

[SWBTATTReg]

5. Is she that dumb? I don't want to be rude but the slogan 'Be Best' is just stupid. NT

[OAITW r.2.0]

6. "Be Worst" would be more apropos given the worst President ever...

Maybe she needs to focus on the person who occupies the most important office in our country.

[Zorro]

36. tRump actually heard it as "Be Pest"

and he's living up to it.

After all, she's the FLPDOTUS (First Lady Pole Dancer of the United States).

[Marcuse]

48. From the Eighties:

[Racerdog1]

7. Yes!

She stays with the orange asshole, so yes she is that stupid.

[thesquanderer]

11. Reminds me of when people got on Steve Jobs for "Think Different." (n/t)

[SWBTATTReg]

34. Yeah, I remember this slogan too. It was kind of stupid too. I still like Steven J., too bad...

he's gone. RIP.

[llmart]

20. Why the hell didn't she call it "Be Kind" then instead of that ridiculous slogan?

I have some guppies in a fish tank that have a higher IQ than that bimbo.

[paleotn]

22. Let me check....

YES!!!

[SergeStorms]

58. Absolutely.

'Be best' means nothing. Is she still battling the language barrier, or trying to be clever? A failure on both counts. With the addition of the word "the" in the middle, it then becomes sensible at least. 'Best' is an adjective. There is no subject in the term, "Be Best' for an adjective to describe. It's ridiculous, and a "first lady" should at least try to set an example for children - and adults - with her grammar. Apparently her aides (if she has any) didn't advise her to be sensible, or - like her husband - she just refuses to listen to anyone's opinion.

In any event, no one is ridiculing the subject of her "campaign", just the ignorant name she chose to give the damned thing.

[MiniMe]

8. Think about who you are married to, the biggest bully on the internet

[Racerdog1]

9. Hilarious

This dumbass says "Be Best", but lives with an absolute fucking moron. Be Best alright.

[louis-t]

10. But what has she actually done?

Besides talk and hold press conferences, and criticize people? She hasn't actually accomplished anything. Has she lead by example? Has she met with children in classrooms and encouraged them?

[kacekwl]

32. That's what I want to know.

What, where, when has she done anything to promote this be best deal ?

[Mike Nelson]

12. She would be best by...

… encouraging adults "to be kind on social media." I can think of one adult, specifically.

[Red Mountain]

13. Why isn't it a surprise?

Because she knows he's a douchebag or is she joining in on the 'they're all out to get us' meme?

One damn followup question away from putting her where she belongs.

I'm guessing it's the latter.

[BlueStater]

14. It's not just the media, you moron.

In a way, you're simultaneously married to both an old man and a toddler. That's fucking gross.

[matt819]

15. Apparently be best is okay with whining (nt)

[cp]

16. Aw honey, go home

to Slovenia.

[SergeStorms]

59. Oh, she "chain migrated" her entire family to the U.S.

You know, what her hubby is trying to forbid anyone else from doing? She has no family remaining in Slovenia. She's very secretive about her past as well, and - like her jackass husband - sues anyone using her name or likeness. She never did graduate from any University in Slovenia as she's claimed, and one wonders what her exceptional ability was for her to earn an "Einstein" Visa into the U.S?

IMO she's just another fraud, like her loving hubby, and is all form and absolutely no substance. Arm candy for the inherited wealth rich pig from Manhattan. They deserve each other, they really do.

[LiberalFighter]

17. I enjoy her appearances.

It will make it more difficult to accomplish anything when she goes back to private life.

No amount of lipstick will make her look better.

[keithbvadu2]

18. Was this one of those plagiarism specialties of hers?

[meadowlander]

19. Yes, not surprising at all...

[oasis]

51. That piece was great. Thank you for the treat.

[smirkymonkey]

63. Kicking for later viewing!

I haven't seen this one yet! Can't wait!

[kimbutgar]

21. That hypocrite needs to tell her husband to listen to her

But “be best” sounds stupid. Be your best would have been a better choice.

Of course grifter ex working girl model who probably closes her eyes everytime the Orange maggot heaves over her probably makes her want to vomit.

[IrishEyes]

24. Politics aside. It is a stupid slogan. Be Best is just bad.

If a democratic had come up with it, I would think it would be bad as well. I have gone to the be best website and there really isn't anything there. The website is badly written. I don't see anything that she is doing in her campaign.

Michelle Obama was out there giving speeches, talking with people and planting gardens. She was working at her campaign for kids to eat healthy and exercise. I went to the Lets Move website and it is well written and filled with information.

[Sunlei]

25. I can imagine how shocked she is about 'online behavior'. 2 years ago all she had was a

web page with fake stats.

Bet her husband, "Mr I don't use email" "Mr Check out this porn video" never shared his online habits with her.

[Crutchez_CuiBono]

26. Oh shut the hell up lady.

[MaryMagdaline]

27. Self-pitying just like hubby

[paleotn]

28. cyber bullying...

Malaria is all over it.

[FloridaBlues]

29. Birther lady we don't care.

[greatauntoftriplets]

30. Is she actually doing anything to promote this?

Talk is cheap, Melodrama, and that's all you seem to be doing on this. When you're not whining about it, of course.

She's absolutely the most useless First "Lady" ever.

[randr]

31. Kindness starts a home

[Turbineguy]

33. No.

Children, including your husband, should be kind on social media.

[Squinch]

35. Well, Melanie, it certainly isn't surprising. Not least because no one knows WTF it means.

[Freethinker65]

37. No one cares, Melania. You married the worst and got citizenship for your folks.

Stop pretending you care about online behavior or kids aside from your own and do something you enjoy....perhaps spend some taxpayer money on WH holiday decorations?

[brush]

38. So tired of her. Guess she ignored advisors too like her husband when...

she decided to dub her campaign "Be Best" instead of "Be the Best".

Just that one simple addition of a proper English word and the campaign would have had a great name.

Oh well. Live with it, Melanoma. Your campaign's name is broken English and ripe for ridicule.

[techne7319]

39. Maybe she should've used...

Possible options:

Be just ok
Be worthless
Be complacent
Be complicit
Be absent
Be invisible

[Cousin Dupree]

40. Tone deaf. Wake up, princess.

[Grasswire2]

41. so tiresome

The aura of victim status.

Womp womp.

[justgamma]

42. We all know that in Trump world

If you don't be best, you be a loser.

[jmowreader]

43. Melania, there's a reason people ridicule you for this

You're married to the worst cyberbully in the entire world. How the hell did you come up with THIS as your theme?

[Takket]

44. she's been ridiculed for be best by the media?

Link, Melania?

[Blue Owl]

45. You mean that time Magalania did that thing?

Oh yeah, that was um, pretty good, I guess...

[FSogol]

46. Melania Trump Tactic #1: Pretend to be the victim.

[Haggis for Breakfast]

47. No, Melania,

You get ridiculed because you are ridiculous.

[truthisfreedom]

49. Great idea for a campaign by a First Lady if the president is behind it.

But your husband, Melania, is a fascist bully.

[LibDemAlways]

50. Can't honestly say she's done nothing.

She did manage to check into some sort of facility where talented doctors performed a kidney procedure which resulted in a larger chest. Maybe her slogan should be "D breasts."

[John Fante]

52. She couldn't give a shit about this campaign.

This was an excuse for Mesopotamia to bitch about how mean everyone is to her and her fuckhead husband. .

[flibbitygiblets]

53. She's trolling us. No one is that oblivious.

Be best my ass. The Don't Care Do U coat was another troll move.

She's a passive aggressive asshole

[jb5150]

54. I just wish one of the 5 languages she's fluent in

was English.

[hexola]

61. I wonder if anyone tried to tell her the slogan sounds like broken english?

She might have well called it "Good Be"

[Hassler]

56. Malaria plays the victim just like Spanky.

[Talitha]

57. Hey Melania: "Be Gone" !!!!!

[Dorian Gray]

60. If only she would call out her husband

every time he exhibits irresponsible online behavior......

[hexola]

62. Is there any evidence at all of an actual anit-cyber bullying campaign from the First Lady?

Other than her saying so...?

Is there one scintilla of evidence of an actual online campaign?

[Retrograde]

64. She's young, and an immigrant

She doesn't remember all the laughs we had over Nancy Reagan's china policy (that was before the Just Say No Campaign, or the scandals with the dresses), or Lady Bird Johnson's highway beautification campaign, or Hillary Clinton's cookie recipes. And a century before that "Lemonade Lucy" Hayes was mocked for trying to ban alcohol from the White House. I doubt any first lady since Martha Washington escaped the public notice unscathed.