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President Trump should listen to his wife more. 

Last Monday, Melania Trump, announced plans for her new platform as First Lady. Her “Be Best” campaign will focus on the mental and social health of children across America, with a particular focus on safe social media and cyberbullying. 

Regarding positive social media, Trump asserted, “It is our responsibility as adults to educate and remind (children) that when they are using their voices, whether verbally or online, they must choose their words wisely and speak with respect and compassion.”

Let that sink in. 

“Choosing words wisely,” and “speaking with respect and compassion” are not exactly the words I would use to characterize Melania’s husband, who just happens to be the president of the United States. 

In fact, it’s safe to say that Mr. Trump is quite possibly one of the worst perpetrators of disrespectful and uncompassionate words, especially when it comes to social media.

Now this isn’t to take away from the importance of the First Lady’s campaign, and her message is an important one. But it’s impossible to overlook the heaped-up helping of irony that Mrs. Trump has served up to the entire country. After all, President Trump might be the least qualified person to advocate for his first lady’s agenda. 

Maybe someone on Mrs. Trump’s team forgot to remind her of her husband’s antics. Perhaps this is an indirect chastisement of her husband, whose extramarital excursions have made headlines in recent weeks.

All in all, asking the country’s teens to “Be Best” is a great idea. But Melania might really want to work on that with her husband first.