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May 8, 2018

Melania Trump Unveils Kids' Health Platform; Trump Calls for $7B Cuts to Children's Health Insurance Program
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First lady Melania Trump has unveiled her platform, titled "Be Best," to
promote emotional health and combat bullying on social media-immediately
sparking calls of hypocrisy, given that her husband, President Trump,
frequently attacks and bullies people on Twitter. Almost immediately
after the announcement, Melania Trump was accused of plagiarizing an
online safety booklet for the initiative, which was nearly identical to
an earlier booklet published under the Obama administration. In 2016,
Melania Trump was also caught plagiarizing parts of a 2008 speech by
former first lady Michelle Obama. This comes as President Trump is
slated to ask Congress to cut $15 billion in spending. The cuts will
include a $7 billion cut to the popular Children's Health Insurance
Program.