First lady Melania Trump celebrated the first anniversary of her “Be Best” campaign for children’s wellbeing on Tuesday by expanding its mission.
The campaign initially focused on social media safety, including cyberbullying, which many critics found ironic given President Donald Trump’s often-bullying behavior on Twitter. Moving forward, it will cover overall online safety, not just social media.
In addition, the opioids portion of the program originally served babies born with neonatal abstinence syndrome. Now it will include all children impacted by the drug.
But many critics focused on the social media/online safety portion of the program and suggested that if the first lady was expanding it, she might want to expand it right into the White House to include the president’s social media habits:
Girl, how about you start by telling your husband. 🙄 https://t.co/oRG7CsQKBg
— Ana Navarro-Cárdenas (@ananavarro) May 7, 2019
One year ago today, this White house announced two new initiatives. One was a #BeBest anti-bullying campaign. Another traumatized children, ripping them away from their parents' arms -- and then lost them. A not so happy anniversary, @realdonaldtrump. https://t.co/LVr1fU40ZQ
— Senator Jeff Merkley (@SenJeffMerkley) May 7, 2019
Melania’s #BeBest campaign is complete & utter BS. You can’t truthfully say you’re putting a stop to stop bullying, when you’re married to the biggest bully in the world. You can’t truthfully say you want kids to eat healthy, when you feed them fast food. Be Best? More like BS.
— Scott Dworkin (@funder) May 8, 2019
Dear @FLOTUS-
— Stephanie Ruhle (@SRuhle) May 8, 2019
“I heard a gunshot,” said Makai Dixon, 8, a second grader who had been training for this moment, with active shooter drills and lockdowns, since he was in kindergarten.
We are FAR from #bebest.
Please use your enormous position of influence to protect our children
Melania Trump introduced the #BeBest campaign one year ago. The irony is still too rich. pic.twitter.com/TIH6l6as41
— NowThis (@nowthisnews) May 7, 2019
Prediction: Most news orgs will cover Melania’s BeBest thing as if it is really a thing, and as if it has actually accomplished anything, and without mentioning that the biggest bully sits in the White House.
— Soledad O'Brien (@soledadobrien) May 7, 2019
April Fool’s Day was last month. 🤨#BeBest #whatajoke https://t.co/sR4XWjFW9h
— Tara Setmayer (@TaraSetmayer) May 7, 2019
Year One was was a rousing success. I especially liked the part where @FLOTUS's husband used Twitter to call the porn star with whom he cheated on his wife “horseface.” #BeBest https://t.co/O6B8gbNELv
— Jon Zal (@OfficialJonZal) May 7, 2019
@FLOTUS How do do you do it🤔
— V. Elizabeth (@VE22738130) May 8, 2019
Stand there with a straight face spewing this utter and total bullshit, that YOU don’t even believe in? It’s a farce and a joke given @realDonaldTrump is the biggest bully of them all, he doesn’t get his way and he cries foul🤨
340 days ago - almost the 1 year anniversary. pic.twitter.com/SDeQ4j3Lk1
— Jean Johnson (@GenieJeanJ) May 7, 2019
This is performance art, right? https://t.co/Rg6osD5x5P
— David Corn (@DavidCornDC) May 7, 2019
#BeBest pic.twitter.com/xU2ijyjd5I
— Cambion (@merlincambion) May 7, 2019
Can’t believe it’s been a year since Melania rolled out her tone deaf and completely incompetent program that does God knows what... I think it would #BeBest for her to just read Becoming by Michelle Obama and call it a day... #TuesdayThoughts
— Cyrus McQueen (@CyrusMMcQueen) May 7, 2019
New York Times prints Donald Trump campaign insults #BeBest #whatajoke https://t.co/ImxYX6008z
— eyeheartdogz (@eyeheartdogz1) May 7, 2019
This video mashup of Melania spouting pablum about her #BeBest campaign while Trump mocks a disabled reporter in the background (from a Trump rally in 2015) is 🔥🔥🔥. [via @PaulLeeTicks] pic.twitter.com/QUNhLmWg9E
— Steve Silberman (@stevesilberman) May 7, 2019
New tag line for a new year:
— Jay Nonymous (@sglockenspeil) May 8, 2019
“The tweets are coming from inside your own house. #BeBest” pic.twitter.com/dc3b1Hiq6y
Does this commitment start with her husband’s social media behavior? Any news outlet want to point out that her husband is the biggest social media bully in the country? Anyone? Bueller? #BeBest https://t.co/c5ZoVck7Be
— ResistTrump (@SphallSteve1245) May 7, 2019
Still one of the #BeBest Randy Rainbow videos ever. 💜 https://t.co/2aOjWklCpA
— kristen johnston (@thekjohnston) May 7, 2019
Your husband is the world’s biggest bully. Girl bye https://t.co/C65RCmp4Ti
— Bea (@onemelanincess_) May 8, 2019
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