To the Editor:

Re “First Lady Celebrates, in Superlatives, Her ‘Be Best’ Campaign” (news article, May 8):

Every now and then amid the grotesque spectacle of the Trump presidency, I wonder what the relationship between the first couple must be like. Your article quoted Melania Trump as saying her “Be Best” campaign aims to “educate children and parents about the issues they face and promote programs and service s to help them with today’s challenges.”

That sounds nice, and I’m sure that she is sincere.

On the same page in the print edition, another article described how the Trump administration is proposing regulatory changes that would cut millions of low-in come children off food stamps, Head Start, school lunches and health care.

The cognitive dissonance is mind-boggling. I’m trying to imagine what the two of them talk about. It is surreal.

John Mason

Santa Rosa, Calif.