Let's All Be Friends, Melania Trump Tells Michigan Kids

WEST BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP – First lady Melania Trump brought her anti-bullying campaign into the cafeteria at Orchard Lake Middle School in West Bloomfield on Monday. Her message to youngsters there: Let’s all be friends.

The first lady, along with U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos dropped by the school to promote the “No One Eats Alone” program. Trump told the kids to find a new friend and share lunch with him or her, “so nobody feels sad or stressed,” according to the Detroit News.

“I see tables only girls and tables only boys. Maybe you can get together and become friends. Agree?”

School principal Morrison Borders told the newspaper that Trump and DeVos chose to visit the school because of its participation in the program, which is part of the anti-bullying Beyond Differences non-profit.

While some people might note the irony of the message and the types of comments her husband makes via social media, the first lady’s message seems to have landed well among the kids, according to media reports.

The school made one student, Bryce Hairston, an eighth-grader, available to talk with media about the event, according to the Detroit Free Press.

"I was, like, in awe," Bryce told the Free Press after meeting Trump and DeVos. He noted that the first first lady's message is important, "so no one feels like an outcast."

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