'Exquisite human being': Melania Trump receives Women of Distinction award
by Emma Colton
| February 19, 2020 06:14 PM
First lady Melania Trump received a Women of Distinction award from Palm Beach Atlantic University on Wednesday, receiving pushback from students and alumni.
“As the first lady of the United States, it is a great honor to serve the people of this incredible country,†Trump said at a luncheon in Florida, where she received the award given to women “who cherish community and family and want to preserve these ideals for others.â€
Students and alumni of the private Christian school, however, cried foul since the distinction is typically given to two women who champion local charities. Trump changed her permanent residence to Palm Beach, Florida, in 2019.
"This award has historically gone to women whose character and impact in Palm Beach has shaped the culture of our home, and I have not been convinced that the first lady's character or impact here is worthy of that recognition," Graysen Boehning, a senior studying biology and zoology at the school, told the Hill.
The president of the school’s College Democrats, Tyler Whitehead, said that many people on campus were "disappointed" Trump won.
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