Melania will share a platform with social media giants to address cyberbullying – after her husband used Twitter to call Omarosa a ‘dog’
- The event takes place days after Trump went after Omarosa Manigault Newman in a series of tweets
- It is part of the first lady’s ‘Be Best’ campaign
- A White House official confirmed Wednesday she urged her husband not to mix it up with the former reality TV star
- In addition to calling her a ‘dog,’ Trump called Omarosa a ‘lowlife’ online
- It wasn’t immediately clear which media platforms would participate
In what could be a high-frequency signal to her husband, First Lady Melania Trump will attend a summit Monday on cyberbullying, among her signature causes – just days after President Trump called Omarosa a ‘dog’ online.
The summit, the sixth gathering of a federal cyberbullying prevention group, sill include reps from a group of social media platforms.
It wasn’t immediately clear which companies would participate. The event is to be held Monday in Rockville, Maryland, just outside the Capital Beltway.
DOG DAYS: First lady Melania Trump will attend a summit on cyberbullying on Monday in Maryland
The overture comes as part of the first lady’s Be Best campaign. She outlined a series of efforts on behalf of children and included bullying. The first lady then was out of view for weeks following for a kidney issue in May. She has since been photographed repeatedly with her husband, who this week has been engaged in a brutal war of words with the former reality TV contestant Omarosa Manigault Newman.
A White House official confirmed to DailyMail.com Thursday a report that the first lady urged the president to ignore Omarosa while she promotes her book attacking the president as a ‘racist’ and a misogynist.
SHE HAS A POINT: The first lady’s event comes after her husband attacked Omarosa Manigault Newman (l) as a ‘dog.’ She is attacking Trump in her new book, Unhinged
The president chose Twitter to call Omarosa a ‘crazed, crying lowlife’ as well as ‘that dog’
The short speech is part of the first lady’s ‘Be Best’ initiative
RESOLUTE: President Donald J. Trump and First Lady Melania Trump at the announcement of the First Lady’s Be Best initiative
‘Mrs. Trump will deliver brief remarks addressing the positive and negative effects of social media on youth – a key issue of her Be Best campaign,’ according to a statement from her office.
‘The First Lady will also attend a panel discussion with representatives from multiple social media platforms.’ The statement did not list the companies by name. The event will only be covered by a press ‘pool’ – which restricts media to a small group.
Trump tweeted this week: ‘When you give a crazed, crying lowlife a break, and give her a job at the White House, I guess it just didn’t work out. Good work by General Kelly for quickly firing that dog!’
The federal campaign is part of a government effort and website, stopbullying.gov.
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