The first lady posted a tweet calling for those protesting the police killing to be peaceful and offering condolences to Floyd’s family.
“Our country allows for peaceful protests, but there is no reason for violence,” the first lady wrote.
Trump’s call for unity stood as a stark contrast to her husband’s tweets threatening to escalate the Minneapolis violence with the National Guard and evoking bellicose tough-cop lines from the 1960s.
Some people on Twitter, including CNN’s Chris Cilleza, pointed out that the first lady’s tweet showed more sensitivity than her husband.
One person suggested Melania Trump’s predecessor as first lady might have a more meaningful all HuffPost superfans!
