Melania Trump’s Be Best campaign got off to a slow start when she fell ill just days after launching the initiative focused on the well-being of children. But this week, the first lady returned to promoting “Be Best,” with a trip to Nashville to meet families affected by the opioid epidemic.
Her spokeswoman, Stephanie Grisham, said the campaign will pick up in the weeks to come.
“Her health is paramount because she’s not going to be able to do any good unless she’s completely healthy,” Grisham said. “So it definitely slowed things down, but she’s perfectly healthy now, so we’re back in business.”
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