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Melania Trump and Chelsea Clinton have something in common, and it's not just the fact that they have both called the White House home.

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00:00Melania Trump and Chelsea Clinton are coming together. The first lady thanked the former

00:04first child for standing up for her son, Barron Trump. Earlier this week, Clinton came to the

00:09defense of Barron on Twitter after the Daily Caller ridiculed his fashion choices and demanded

00:15the 11-year-old start dressing like he's in the White House. Clinton tweeted,

00:19"...it's high time the media and everyone leave Barron Trump alone. Clinton has a track record

00:24of defending the first kid's right to privacy, despite her political differences with his father,

00:29President Donald Trump. First Lady Melania thanked Clinton for her support on Tuesday evening,

00:33tweeting, "...so important to support all of our children and being themselves.

00:37Hashtag stop childhood bullying." The first lady's words, and specifically her hashtag,

00:42remind us of her anti-bullying platform, which she first addressed as a top priority on the

00:47campaign trail. Melania pledged to work to stomp out cyberbullying as the FLOTUS. And if you think

00:53this is just a PR machine or the president's puppeteering at work, the White House confirmed

00:57to CNN last week that the first lady has complete autonomy when it comes to her social channels.

01:02According to the spokesperson, she does not check in with her husband before posting messages

01:06and does not rely on a team to do her posting for her. For more on this story, check out THR.com's

01:11Pretta Reporter. I'm Tiffany Taylor for The Hollywood Reporter News.