Melania Trump is taking a stand against cyberbullying in her first speech since the Republican National Convention.
In a glimpse of the issues she would take on as the potential First Lady, Melania expressed her dismay in a Pennsylvania rally over a culture that has become “too mean,” she said without irony, despite her husband’s history of aggression.
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Donald Trump is a champ at throwing insults at the appearance and smart of his rivals, however, has become well-known for insulting both the looks and intelligence of his rivals from “crooked Hillary” to mimicking a disabled reporter’s hand movements.
“Technology has changed our universe, but like anything, it can have a bad side,” Mrs. Trump said to the crowd. during a rally in Berwyn, Pennsylvania. “[W]e have to find a better way to talk to each other, to disagree with each other, to respect each other.”
“It is never OK when a 12-year-old girl or boy is mocked, bullied or attacked. It is terrible when it happens on the playground, and it is absolutely unacceptable when it is done by someone with no name hiding on the internet. We have to find a better way to talk to each other,” Melania Trump said.
“We must find better ways to honor and support the basic goodness of our children, especially in social media,” she said. “It will be one of the main focuses of my work, if I am privileged enough to become your first lady.”
Her last speech at the RNC drew controversy and criticism over claims she plagiarized Michelle Obama’s 2008 DNC speech.