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Melania Trump Condemns Bullying in U.N. Speech, Twitter Explodes at the Hypocrisy


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In a speech at a United Nations luncheon on Wednesday, First Lady Melania Trump called on the international community to help her end cyberbullying. Ironic, when you consider one of her husband’s pastimes is retweeting GIFs of himself hitting a woman—Hillary Clinton to be exact—with a golf ball.

“It remains our generation’s moral imperative to take responsibility for what our children learn,” Trump said in her speech. “We must turn our focus right now to the message and content they are exposed to on a daily basis—social media, the bullying.”

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In her speech Trump said that we need to teach children right and wrong with “our own example.” She added, “We must remember that they are watching and listening…. As adults, we are not merely responsible. We are accountable.”

Before Trump’s speech even ended, social media users, including former presidential candidate Jill Stein, couldn’t help but point out the apparent deep division of ideas between Melania and her husband, President Donald Trump.

As The Washington Post listed, beyond his golf ball tweet, Trump has also called Clinton “crooked Hillary,” referred to Senator Marco Rubio as “little Marco,” and recently called North Korean leader Kim Jong-un “Rocket Man” in front of the entire United Nations.

Even Clinton herself finds the First Lady’s cause of choice both a little off—and largely ignored.

“I think it’s a really important issue, and if she were serious and able to follow through on it, I bet there would be so many people who would be willing to try and help her out on that,” Clinton told Mic in a recent roundtable discussion.

When asked by reporters how Trump can present her cyberbullying platform with a straight face alongside her husband’s vicious tweets, Stephanie Grisham, her communications director, said that Trump “will not avoid doing what she knows is right, because others think it is a bad idea.”

She added, “This is not about politics. This is about using her role as First Lady to help as many children as she possibly can.”



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The Latest Installment of President Trump and Melania's Awkward Body Language Is Here, and Twitter Is Cringing


Michelle and President Barack Obama gave us plenty of public displays of affection that made our hearts burst during their eight-year tenure in the White House. Fast forward to September 2017: nine months in to President Trump‘s administration, he and First Lady Melania have given us some very different body language: namely, recurring bouts of awkwardness.

There was the dance to Sinatra’s “My Way” at the president’s inauguration, where Melania “retracted” her head from her husband. A few months later, in May, there were two separate hand-swats by Melania as the two country-hopped on a whirlwind overseas tour: one in Israel as the couple walked the tarmac at Ben Gurion International Airport and another in Rome. (After he was denied the hand-hold, he put his hand on Melania’s butt instead.) Suffice it to say the First Couple doesn’t seem especially cozy.

Now there’s one more awkward hand-holding incident to add to the history books. And yes, Twitter is cringing.

At a dual appearance at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland on Friday, Melania introduced Trump to the stage to make a few remarks. But as he took the podium, instead of greeting Melania in the traditional sense—say, a kiss on the cheek—the pair took part in a very cold, uncomfortable handshake before what looks like Trump shooing her offstage.

The moment was captured in a video Irish journalist Catriona Perry posted to Twitter on Saturday. As a private citizen, my first thought as I watched is that at least they’re not publicly batting away physical contact anymore (that’s worth noting, right?).

As with anything Trump does, Twitter users made their thoughts on the awkward encounter known. Watch the video for yourself below—and then scroll down for some of Twitterer’s reactions to the moment.

Chrissy Teigen, naturally, had something to say, as did a few of her followers:

A few questioned if that is simply the done thing in the frigid upper echelons of society:

Others really noticed the shooing bit:

Some echoed earlier hashtags of #FreeMelania and #SadMelania:

Others recreated the moment, to stunning effect:

RELATED: Awkward: Watch Melania Trump Swat Away Donald’s Hand When He Tried to Hold It



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Demi Lovato Held Hands With a Woman Over the Weekend, and Twitter Is Thrilled


Demi Lovato has one of the strongest and most loyal fanbases ever—that’s why they’re called Lovatics. The “Sorry Not Sorry” singer receives thousands of messages from them daily advocating for her health and happiness. They just want Lovato to be fulfilled, no matter what, in any form that takes: releasing music, not releasing music, dating a man, dating a woman, dating someone gender nonconforming, or being single. It’s all good as long as Lovato puts herself first.

So it’s no surprise that photos of Lovato holding hands with a woman, DJ-producer Lauren Abedini (according to PerezHilton), in Disneyland over the weekend delighted these diehards. Granted, these pictures don’t mean Lovato is dating Abedini—but that didn’t stop Twitter from doing happy dances in 140 characters or less.

Check out the photos in question, below, along with some of the best reactions we found:

Some of these tweets label Abedini as Lovato’s alleged new “girlfriend,” but the majority of them are just messages from fans who are elated to see her being so open and authentic. Of course, this is how Lovato’s been her entire career. She’s spoken candidly in the past about her former addictions, body image issues, mental health struggles, and, yes, her sexuality. Lovato told People magazine in June 2016 that she doesn’t think sexual preferences require a label. “As humans, it’s just about a connection with someone,” she said.

Plus, there’s her 2015 song, “Cool for the Summer,” which many people believe is about sexual experimentation. Lovato herself hinted to this in 2015, during an interview with Alan Carr, when she said, “I don’t think there’s anything wrong with experimentation at all.”

Regardless of what these photos mean, it’s clear Lovato’s in a really great place in her life. Her Instagram is filled with posts about self-love, and she’s releasing some of her rawest music to date, like “You Don’t Do It For Me Anymore,” a track that’s actually about breaking up with her former self—not a significant other. “I see the future without you / The hell was I doing in the past / Now that I’ve learned all about you / A love just like ours wouldn’t last,” she sings.

What we do hope lasts, however, is Lovato living life on her own terms. Frankly, that’s how we all should be.

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18 of the Best Twitter Reactions to the #RoyalBaby News


When news of Royal Baby No. 3 broke on Monday morning, word spread like wildfire across the Internet, by which we mean in about .2 seconds. So far, we know that the Duchess of Cambridge, Kate Middleton, has been pregnant for less than three months—and that Kensington Palace announced the news early because she’s suffering again from acute morning sickness (which forced her to cancel her royal engagement at a London children’s center). What we don’t know yet: the due date.

What’s interesting about this royal pregnancy—I mean, beyond the obvious—is that, if it’s born a boy, the birth will be the first application of law passed in 2011 that revamped how British royal succession works. Currently, Princess Charlotte is sitting pretty at fifth in line to the throne. Under the old way of doing things, if the new child were to be a boy, Charlotte would get bumped down to sixth (#patriarchy). Now, regardless of the baby’s sex, Charlotte gets to keep chilling at No. 5 to the throne—and Harry gets displaced instead. So the current line stands at Prince Charles (Will and Harry’s dad), William, George, Charlotte, Royal Baby No. 3, Harry. What modern times we live in.

Anyway, it’s all very exciting! And Twitter is excited about #RoyalBabyWatch too. Here are some of the best tweets reacting to the pregnancy news:

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