Melania Trump calls herself 'one of the most bullied people in world', calls it reason for creating campaign against cyberbullying

Washington: When asked in an interview why she chose cyberbullying as a pet cause, Melania Trump had a surprising answer. “I could say I’m the most bullied person on the world,” the First Lady of the US told ABC News in an interview that took place during her trip this month to Africa. [caption id=“attachment_2905644” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] File image of Melania Trump. Reuters[/caption] When pressed, the US First Lady said that she could certainly be “one of them, if you really see what people saying about me.” That, she said, is “why my ‘Be Best’ initiative is focusing on social media and online behavior.” ABC on Thursday released clips of the interview ahead of a longer piece set to air Friday. The 48-year-old former model may be smarting from online and press mockery for her attire during last week’s trip to Ghana, Malawi, Kenya, and Egypt. Her use of a white pith helmet while on safari in Kenya drew comparisons to a 19th-century colonial administrator. At her final stop in Egypt she wore white pants, a pleated white shirt and a black tie with a beige jacket — with comparisons to Michael Jackson, fictional character Carmen Sandiego, and the French archaeologist villain in the first Indiana Jones movie. In rare comments to the press before departing Egypt Melania said she wanted “to talk about my trip and not what I wear.” But it’s impossible not to talk about Melania without noticing her attire. In June she raised eyebrows when she visited an immigrant children’s shelter in Texas wearing a trench coat with the words “I really don’t care, do u?” emblazoned on the back. Earlier, in August 2017, she departed the White House to visit Hurricane Harvey flood victims sporting stiletto heels – but later in Texas appeared wearing white sneakers. Despite the catty online comments, Melania said that her time in the White House has been positive. “I am enjoying it. I really love to live in Washington and the White House,” she told ABC. Melania also said that she would support her husband — who has a long history of using Twitter to demean and belittle his opponents, sometimes using sexist language — if he wants to run for a second term as US president.