In yet another jaw-dropping example of the left’s growing intolerance and hypocrisy, former First Lady Melania Trump revealed during a Fox News interview that a university **rejected her charitable donation to foster children**—simply because of her last name.

Appearing on *Sunday Morning Futures* with Maria Bartiromo on October 6, 2024, Melania opened up about how she’s been quietly working behind the scenes to support vulnerable children—only to be stonewalled by woke institutions more obsessed with virtue signaling than actual virtue.

Her offense? Being a Trump.

The former First Lady, known for her grace and measured public presence, has long championed children’s issues. During her time in the White House, she launched the “Be Best” initiative, which tackled everything from online bullying to opioid abuse. But despite her focus on compassion, education, and mental health, she’s become the latest casualty of the left’s cancel culture crusade.

“It happened already in the White House,” Melania told Bartiromo. “And soon after he announced for politics… the bank suddenly informed me they would not be able to do business with me anymore.”

But that was only the beginning.

In her most heartbreaking revelation, Melania described how she had arranged to fund scholarships for foster children through a prominent university. The plan was in motion—until the university’s board found out who she was.

“I was all agreed that they would accept my donations for the foster students,” Melania explained. “And because of the board directors… they called back, and they found out that it was me. They said, ‘We cannot go on.’”

Let that sink in: A group of bureaucrats in suits decided that it was better for foster children to go *without scholarships* than to accept help from the wife of Donald Trump. Politics over children. Hatred over humanity.

Who suffers most from this woke madness? Not Melania. Not her critics. But the foster children who were denied an opportunity—not because of anything they did, but because the Trump name has become a red line for radical leftists.

“It’s very, very sad,” Melania said with quiet sorrow. “They didn’t want to do business with me because of political affiliation, my political beliefs.”

Outrage quickly erupted on social media. One user on X (formerly Twitter) summarized what many were thinking: *“The foster kids were punished because the intolerant left’s hatred of the Trump family. Absolutely despicable!”*

Another added, *“The left is not about doing good—it’s about looking good. Foster kids lost scholarships because these people care more about politics than people.”*

Calls for accountability came swiftly. “That entire board needs to be removed,” one user wrote. “They are NOT working in the best interest of the children and are quite willing to intentionally inflict harm to them because of THEIR political beliefs.”

This disgraceful episode once again highlights a troubling trend: the radical left would rather see innocent Americans suffer than accept even a shred of goodwill from a Trump. In this case, they targeted Melania—an elegant, poised, and deeply charitable woman—because she dared to care while bearing the “wrong” name.

It’s a sad indictment of today’s political climate. And it’s yet another reminder that the so-called “tolerant left” is anything but.