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Melania says grown-ups need to be less “destructive” on social media and Twitter is like “Girl, bye!”

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Without the slightest trace of irony, first lady Melania Trump warned against the “destructive and harmful” uses of social media in an impassioned speech earlier today.

Speaking at a cyberbullying summit in Rockville, Maryland this morning, Melania said: “In today’s global society, social media is an inevitable part of our children’s daily lives. It can be used in many positive ways, but can also be destructive and harmful when used incorrectly.”

She continued, “This is why Be Best chooses to focus on the importance of teaching our next generation how to conduct themselves safely and in a positive manner in an online setting.”

Meanwhile, over on Twitter, Donald Trump was busy hurling insults against John Brennan, who he labeled a “hack” and “the worst CIA Director in our country’s history.” This was just days after he called former White House aide Omarosa Manigault Newman a “crazed, crying lowlife” and a “dog.”

“Let’s face it,” Melania said at the summit this morning, “most children are more aware of the benefits and pitfalls of social media than some adults, but we still need to do all we can to provide them with information and tools for successful and safe online habits.”

When asked about the awkward disconnect between FLOTUS’s anti-cyberbullying campaign and her husband’s cyberbullying habits, the first lady’s communications director Stephanie Grisham downplayed the whole thing.

“She’s addressed this before,” Grisham told CNN. “She is well aware of the criticism, but that will not deter her from doing what she feels is right. I would hope most people in this country are proud that they have a strong and independent first lady who only has the best interests of children at heart–I know I am.”

So how do the “people in this country” feel about it? See for yourself…

https://twitter.com/ProudResister/status/1031594084299726848

https://twitter.com/BettyBowers/status/1031558190947856384

https://twitter.com/kylegriffin1/status/1031569049489211392

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