Critics were scratching their heads over Melania Trump’s appearance at the United Nations on Monday, and in particular over her preaching of peace.
The first lady presided over a United Nations Security Council meeting — becoming the first first lady ever to do so — as part of the United States’ rotating monthlong presidency of the council in March.
The session focused, in part, on securing world peace through education.
There was no awkward escalator moment like when the first couple visited the U.N. in September 2025.
But the optics struck many on social media as jarring, given how her husband, President Donald Trump, on Saturday launched joint U.S.-Israeli military operations against Iran, which have reportedly killed hundreds of Iranians — including, according to reports, 153 people after a strike hit a school, among them children.
