Melania Trump, unlike Donald, offers to visit LeBron James school
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u.s. first lady melania trump stepped away from her husbands criticism of nba star lebron james to compliment his work on behalf of children and even offer to visit his school for at-risk children1 it looks like lebron james is working to do good things on behalf of our next generation and just as she always has the first lady encourages everyone to have an open dialogue about issues facing children today. mrs. trumps spokeswoman stephanie grisham said in a statement saturday1 the statements tone was in stark contrast to president donald trumps tweet friday night following james appearance on cnn in which he told journalist don lemon that he would never sit across from trump whom james has criticized in the past. the interview took place at james i promise school in his hometown of akron ohio1 lebron james was just interviewed by the dumbest man on television don lemon trump tweeted in a swipe at a news network he often derides. he made lebron look smart which isnt easy to do1 while many former and current professional athletes jumped to james defense mrs. trumps spokeswoman noted that the first ladys be best initiative for children promoted the importance of responsible online behavior as well as their well-being and healthy living1 her platform centers around visiting organizations hospitals and schools and she would be open to visiting the i promise school in akron grisham said1 mrs. trump has stood apart from her husbands views before. in june when migrant families entering the u.s. illegally were being separated at the u.s.-mexico border under trump administration policies she said through her spokeswoman that she hated to see the separations and that she believed the u.s. needed to be a country that follows all laws but also a country that governs with heart1