Melania Trump Speaks at Signing of the TAKE IT DOWN Act
July 23, 2025 · The White House · 0:01:09
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What happened
First Lady Melania Trump spoke at the White House Rose Garden signing of S.146, the TAKE IT DOWN Act, in a White House video of the May 19, 2025 ceremony published July 23, 2025. She said her Be Best initiative is focused on improving children’s well-being, encouraging kindness and creating a safer online environment for youth.
The First Lady said that over the prior months she had met with survivors, families and advocates who know firsthand about non-consensual intimate imagery and deepfake abuse, as the video’s description describes the law’s target. She said the values of Be Best would now be reflected in the law of the land, called the signing a national victory that will help parents and families protect children from online exploitation, and thanked members of Congress for prioritizing people over politics.
Why it matters
The remarks mark the First Lady’s signature initiative becoming federal law, with the White House presenting the bipartisan statute against online exploitation as a Be Best deliverable.
Sources: The White House, “First Lady Melania Trump: Take It Down Act Signed Into Law - May 19, 2025”, 2025-07-23 (official upload, embedded above; published 2025-07-23). Transcript via Supadata (private research store, paraphrased and attributed, not republished). All figures and characterizations as stated by the speakers.