By ANDREA ILLAN
First Lady Melania Trump delivered a speech about the challenges of American youth at a recent a White House luncheon.
In light of the recent protests by the younger generations of Americans regarding gun control, FLOTUS stressed the fact that children deserve a voice when it comes to these issues. Additionally, she encouraged parents to teach their children positive social media habits.
Many, saw the irony in this remark, as her husband’s social media presence has been anything but positive. And, as highlighted by BBC news, these people took their frustrations to twitter, where her comment about positive social media was ridiculed.
The BBC news article did a great job at providing tweets from Twitter users criticizing Melania’s speech:
These tweets and the others highlighted on the article imply her remarks are ironic given the nature of Donald Trump’s tweets.
However, he is not the only member of the Trump family guilty of negative social media usage.
The article also highlights the fact that Donald Trump Jr, her stepson, liked a post on social media that falsely accused an innocent man of being an “FBI stooge”.
Further, Mrs. Trump has been known for posting risqué pictures to her social media accounts prior to becoming First Lady. Even after her new position, she has been criticized for posting selfies and utilizing Snapchat filters on her posts.
So, the mass criticism of her speech also comes from her own usage of social media, which many believe to not be appropriate for the First Lady of the United States.