Melania Trump mocked online after anti-bullying speech

Melania Trump has found herself being relentlessly mocked online - after giving a speech on the dangers of cyber-bullying.

The US First Lady had set out combating cyber-bullying as one of her main priorities before entering the White House - although she is not believed to have set up a defined programme as yet.
Wednesday's speech to the spouses of dozens of world leaders during the UN General Assembly was another chance to set out her agenda and focus for the next few years.
"No child should ever feel hungry, stalked, frightened, terrorised, bullied, isolated or afraid, with nowhere to turn," she said, urging others to heed her call for action.
Unfortunately, that message was lost somewhat as social media's attention turned to her choice of outfit - a voluminous pink dress costing a reported $3,000 (£2,222).However, others were more keen to focus on the contents of the speech itself - and were equally unimpressed.
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"We must teach each child the values of empathy and communication that are at the core of the kindness, mindfulness, integrity and leadership which can only be taught by example," Mrs Trump said, raising more than a few eyebrows in the process, given her husband's online behaviour.
"By our own example we must teach children to be good stewards of the world they will inherit.
"We must remember that they are watching and listening so we must never miss and opportunity to teach life's many ethical lessons along the way."
Donald Trump has been accused of using his own social media accounts to bully a vast array of people. Most recently, he retweeted a GIF (an animated image) of himself hitting a golf ball at his former opponent Hillary Clinton, causing her to fall over.
Her husband's prolific and high-profile attacks led one Twitter user to suggest an easy way for Mrs Trump to end the scourge of cyber-bullying.

Has Melania Trump 'liked' a tweet mocking her marriage?

It was the inauguration look that spawned 1,000 memes: the elegantly-dressed Melania Trump's wide smile, turning to a cold stare of derision the moment her husband - the newly appointed US president - Donald's back was turned.

It wasn't only memes, however. Mrs Trump's rapidly changing expression also led to the "Free Melania" campaign, as people around the globe speculated the former model was being forced into a role she did not want, by a husband she potentially wasn't overly fond of.
But like all good stateswomen, Mrs Trump refused to be drawn into the speculation.

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On Tuesday, that appeared to change.
The Slovenian-born First Lady "liked" a tweet which seemed to suggest she either finds the jokes funny, or that the Free Melania campaigners were right.
It all started when left-wing blogger Andy Ostoy sent this tweet:
Only, it is the real Mrs Trump's account - albeit one she has not used since 8 November last year, when she urged voters to back her husband's presidential aspirations. Mrs Trump now favours the account, belonging to the position of the First Lady.
What's more, it is only the second tweet Mrs Trump has ever liked - the first being her own tweet, perhaps suggesting she is not particularly au fait with how Twitter works.
Which may point to a third option: not that she found the tweet funny, not that Free Melania campaigners were right, but that the swiftly removed "like" was, in fact, the work of a Twitter novice.
Of course, there are other possibilities. Mrs Trump may have been the victim of a hack, or someone else could have logged into her account.
It will remain a mystery for now. Attempts to get the White House to comment on the "like" by US media have so far yielded no results.
Either way, those watching the Trumps' marriage closely will no doubt use this as further proof all is not well between the First Couple.