Melania Revives Anti-Cyberbullying Campaign, Gets Torched For Still Being Married To Trump

Americans aren’t impressed by Melania Trump and her anti-cyberbullying campaign.

The first lady formally announced Monday that her “Be Best” initiative to protect children from abusive behavior online is officially returning to the White House after a four-year break between administrations, with deepfakes and revenge porn now part of the focus.

Trump said during a press conference with Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) that her “commitment to the ‘Be Best’ initiative underscores the importance of online safety,” and that it’s “imperative that we safeguard children from mean spirited and hurtful online behavior.”

While that effort is commendable on paper, social media users pointed out that the first lady is still married to President Donald Trump — who has lashed out at women, children, world leaders, political opponents and celebrities on social media for years now.

Last week, Trump berated Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at a White House meeting on national television.

“Can she start with eliminating the online abusive behavior of her husband?” one user wrote on X, formerly Twitter, with another commenting: “Married to the biggest bully on the planet and she thinks anyone is gonna take her seriously lmao.”

“Oh, Melania’s back with her ‘Be Best’ drivel, dusting off the world’s most ironic campaign—like a broken record nobody asked for,” wrote another. “Abusive behavior online? Guess she forgot her husband’s Twitter tantrums turned cyberbullying into an art form.”

People also pointed out that Romania lifted travel restrictions last week for Andrew Tate, the British-American social media influencer accused of rape, human trafficking and money laundering, after members of Trump’s White House reportedly took an interest in the case.

Donald Trump himself was also found liable in 2023 of sexually abusing and defaming author E. Jean Carroll, who accused him in 2019 of raping her in a department store in the 1990s. Trump said at the time that she was “totally lying” — and has repeatedly insulted her since.

“Be Best” was formally launched in 2018, and instead of creating new programs such as former first lady Michelle Obama’s “Let’s Move!” campaign against childhood obesity, it promoted existing initiatives to fight cyberbullying and opioid use and support children’s well-being.

The awareness campaign did not result in any legislation, and Melania Trump went on only one international trip to promote “Be Best.” A planned expansion of the campaign in 2019 reportedly never materialized.

With the sexual misconduct allegations against her husband firmly etched into history as the first lady reintroduces “Be Best” to the country, social media users reacted with bafflement, laughter and ire.