Usa, Trump makes fun of Greta Thunberg: but Melania does not comment despite her anti-bullying campaign "Be Best"
Melania Trump on Friday avoided any comment on her husband's recent tweet that mocked 16-year-old climate activist Greta Thunberg. The first lady in 2018 promoted an initiative against cyberbullying as part of her campaign for the protection of children called Be Best. White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham released a statement trying to justify the president by citing his wife's anti-bullying project: “Be Best is the first lady's initiative and she will continue to use it to do all the possible to help children. It is no secret that the president and the first lady often communicate differently, as most married couples do ”. A communication strategy, that of the White House, defined as "indefensible" by the Washington Post.
Many recalled that Melania is very careful to protect the privacy of her minor son. The first lady reacted with disdain when a lawyer made a pun on Barron's name during the impeachment debate, saying that Trump may call his son "baron" but he is not an absolute ruler. However, the first lady ignored the attack on Greta. The White House stressed that there is a distinction between the case of Greta and that of Trump's son: “Their son is not an activist who crosses the globe making speeches. He is a 13 year old who wants and deserves privacy ”.
President Trump targeted Greta on Thursday after Time magazine named her person of the year. "This is so ridiculous," Trump said on Twitter. "Greta has to work on her anger management problem and then go see a good old fashioned movie with a friend! Relax Greta, relax! ”. Trump's campaign had still released a Time cover image with the president's head instead of Greta's.
I know ridiculous. Greta must work on her Anger Management problem, then go to a good old fashioned movie with a friend! Chill Greta, Chill! https://t.co/M8ZtS8okzE
Greta, who had criticized the president for not fighting climate change, immediately responded in an ironic way by changing her description of her Twitter profile, where she now defines herself as "a young teenager working on her anger problem" . The girl received messages of support from various public figures. "What kind of president bullies a teenager?" Tweeted former Vice President Joe Biden, now running for the White House. "Don't let anyone dim your light," former First Lady Michelle Obama told Greta instead.
.@GretaThunberg, don’t let anyone dim your light. Like the girls I’ve met in Vietnam and all over the world, you have so much to offer us all. Ignore the doubters and know that millions of people are cheering you on.
— Michelle Obama (@MichelleObama) December 13, 2019
