Melania Trump will finally do it!
After months of anticipation, our stylish First Lady is set to unveil a set of policy priorities she wishes to pursue as First Lady of the United States. And here’s the best news: Melania’s priorities are not pie-in-the-sky hopes or liberal patronizing. They’re a set of realistic objectives with real relevance to Americans.
Tomorrow is the day! Very excited to announce my initiatives. Tune in live at the @WhiteHouse at 3 PM!
— Melania Trump (@FLOTUS) May 6, 2018
Melania is set to unveil her policy objectives later today, but we already have a preview of what the focus will be on: children’s health.
NPR reports:
Melania Trump rarely campaigned with her husband and waited months after his inauguration before moving to the White House. But she has made occasional appearances that offer clues about her priorities.
Her spokeswoman Stephanie Grisham tells NPR there are “many issues” facing children today, and that the first lady’s initiatives will try to help them to handle those challenges. Grisham says the first lady will continue to focus on many of the subjects she has addressed in the past.
Social media will be one part of Melania Trump’s agenda, her spokeswoman says. Children and opioid addiction will also be a priority. https://t.co/PRQ53uqxDr
— NPR (@NPR) May 7, 2018
Areas of focus on children’s health will be online bullying, social media, and the opioid crisis.
Notice a pattern here? All three are topics not given the attention they deserve from the mainstream media. The opioid crisis is ravaging Middle America, which is regarded with disdain as “Trump country” by liberal reporters. Social media abuse, including addiction to popular properties like Facebook and Twitter, is all but ignored by the news reporting industry because publications rely so heavily on their use. And as for online bullying, the media is perfectly willing to zero in on President Trump’s abrasive tweets, but never on reporters and publications with big followings harassing innocent people on and offline.
Now contrast these priorities with those of Michelle Obama. The former First Lady wanted to make school lunches more healthy by making them unappetizing and less filling. Yes, childhood obesity is a problem. But it’s not one that can be solved by replacing french fries with salad during lunch.
Michelle Obama’s second big initiative was her “Let’s Move” campaign aimed at getting kids exercising more through, what often looked like, dorky shimmying. I think we can all agree that Obama’s idea of dancing to cut calories was half-hearted at best.
It’s no wonder kids criticized Obama in droves for ruining their lunches. Meanwhile, Melania is tackling real problems head-on by striking at the root of their cause.
What do you think about Melania’s policy priorities compared to Michelle Obama’s? Tell us your thoughts below!
UPDATE: Melania just made the announcement:
