Mrs. Trump has given few clues to where she may focus her efforts, but she has publicly expressed interest in helping children affected by the opioid crisis, advocating anti-bullying measures and aiding disaster relief efforts. (The first lady’s previous promise to combat cyberbullying seems to have fallen on the list of priorities.) Michelle Obama unveiled “Let’s Move,” her signature campaign to combat child obesity, about a year into her tenure. Compared with her predecessors, Mrs. Trump is still keeping her East Wing staff small: At 12 people, the head count is roughly less than half the number of people who worked for previous first ladies. As a student at Stanford University, Ms. Thompson served as the president of a student group supporting Mitt Romney’s run for president in 2012.

Source: New York Times January 11, 2018 19:18 UTC