--- ---  # Melania Trump Attacks Media as 'Opportunists,' but Admits She Sometimes Disagrees With Husband's 'Tone' ## Video: Melania Trump Isn't Surprised People 'Ridicule' Her for Promoting 'Responsible Online Behavior' [Watch (HLS stream): Melania Trump Isn't Surprised People 'Ridicule' Her for Promoting 'Responsible Online Behavior'](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/4rrVswU0.m3u8) (1:15)  _Published 2018-11-16. Melania Trump says she’s OK with the criticism and ridicule she has received for tackling online bullying and remains committed to the issue because “it will provide a better world for our children.”_ by [Mahita Gajanan](https://time.com/author/mahita-gajanan/) ## Mahita Gajanan Gajanan is an editor at TIME. Dec 13, 2018 1:15 PM UTC  First lady Melania Trump listens as President Trump speaks during a Hanukkah reception in the East Room of the White House on December 6, 2018 in Washington, DC. First lady Melania Trump listens as President Trump speaks during a Hanukkah reception in the East Room of the White House on December 6, 2018 in Washington, DC.Pool—Getty Images by [Mahita Gajanan](https://time.com/author/mahita-gajanan/) ## Mahita Gajanan Gajanan is an editor at TIME. Dec 13, 2018 1:15 PM UTC First Lady Melania Trump criticized “opportunists,” including journalists, book authors and comedians, whom she accused of “using my name or my family name to advance themselves” in a new interview. Speaking with [Fox News anchor Sean Hannity](https://www.foxnews.com/politics/melania-trump-says-she-does-what-i-think-is-right-despite-facing-criticism-from-the-public-media) aboard the aircraft carrier [_USS George H.W. Bush_](http://time.com/5472402/george-hw-bush-aircraft-carrier-tribute/), where the First Lady flew on Wednesday to greet military members, Trump [derided the media](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kO4quvokpBo), saying journalists “like to focus on the gossip.” “The problem is they’re writing history and it’s not correct,” she said. Her words are similar to President Donald Trump’s attitude toward the media. Trump has [repeatedly attacked](http://time.com/5434077/donald-trump-bomb-packages-media-politics/) the press as “fake news” and referred to them as the “enemy of the people.” The First Lady also said she sometimes disagrees with her husband’s tone, and will give him her take on the news, along with advice. “I follow what’s going on,” she said. “I give my husband advice and my honest opinion. 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