Melania Trump has been actively participating in various official engagements these past few weeks. Despite the growing fears over the coronavirus outbreak, she seemingly continues to do her duties and responsibilities both inside and outside the White House.
Earlier this week, the First Lady of the United States attended the annual meeting of Parent-Teacher Association leaders. It was said that the conference gathered over 300 teachers and administrators in Virginia, who all came from various locations across the United States.
While it was, somehow, expected for the speakers to touch on the most critical matter today, the coronavirus outbreak, Melania Trump did not. Instead, she reportedly focused on discussing her Be Best initiative.
According to CNN News, the First Lady did not mention a single thing about coronavirus or COVID-19. But, she did speak of Be Best, especially on matters relating to "online bullying."
Melania reportedly said that social media platforms today can have a "negative impact" toward the youth. She even described the use of these platforms as "dangerous" and "deadly" when not used properly. She also shared with the audience at the conference that in every three teenagers today, "more than one" of them gets bullied online.
This surprised a lot of people, especially the Trump watchers, considering that the outbreak has been taking a toll on the world in recent weeks. Not to mention, the national president of the organization, Leslie Boggs took her time to say a few things about the unfortunate outbreak before continuing with her introduction to Melania Trump.
She reportedly thanked everyone who was in attendance amid the growing fears and anxiety over the virus. She also went on to commend the teachers and the administrators for their efforts to "combat" the further spread of COVID-19.
As added by The Washington Post, Leslie Boggs also thanked the ones who were not able to attend the conference due to the "national crisis." But, unlike her, Melania Trump took all of her time to tout one of the pillars of her Be Best campaign.
The reports said that no word has been heard yet from the First Lady's office about the matter. Many are also certain that the White House's East Wing would not release a statement about the said issue.
Currently, the United States has a total of 1700 confirmed and presumptive cases of COVID-19. As for the death toll, the number has already reached 41.
