text: First lady Melania Trump told ABC News in an exclusive interview that she has told her husband there have been people in his administration she didn't trust who worked for him. 
   
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   She also said she believes she is one of the most bullied people in the world. 
   
   Asked by ABC News Chief National Affairs Correspondent Tom Llamas whether there are still people in the president’s administration "he can't trust," the first lady said yes. 
   
   "It's harder to govern," the first lady said in a clip set to air Thursday on "Good Morning America." "You always need to watch your back." 
   
   The first lady's comments come on the heels of a recent op-ed in The New York Times by an anonymous senior Trump administration official who claimed that many senior officials are trying to "frustrate parts of [Trump's] agenda." 
   
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   Trump blasted the essay on Twitter as "gutless" before sending out a one-word tweet: "TREASON?" 
   
   ABC News' wide-ranging interview with the first lady took place in Africa, where she traveled to promote her "Be Best" campaign, which raises awareness about online bullying. 
   
   The first lady explained how her experience being bullied led in part to her "Be Best" initiative. 
   
   "I could say that I'm the most bullied person in the world," Melania Trump said. 
   
   Pressed by Llamas on that assertion, she responded, "One of them -- if you really see what people are saying about me." 
   
   Tune in this Friday, Oct. 12, at 10 p.m. for more of the ABC News special, "Being Melania -- The First Lady." ||||| Washington (CNN) First lady Melania Trump said in an interview that aired Thursday that she is the most bullied person in the world, which has led her to create her anti-bullying "Be Best" initiative, before softening her comments slightly to say she is one of the most bullied. 
   
   "I could say I'm the most bullied person on the world," Trump told ABC News in an interview during her first major solo trip to Africa last week when asked what personally made her want to tackle the issue of cyberbullying. 
   
   "You're really the most bullied person in the world?" ABC News' Tom Llamas asked during the exchange. 
   
   "One of them, if you really see what people saying about me," Trump said. 
   
   Asked how bullying could affect children, including her son Barron, Trump said that is why her initiative is focused on social media and online behavior. 
   
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target: – Melania Trump has doubts about some of the people who rub elbows with her husband in the West Wing. She thinks there are people there he can't trust, the first lady tells ABC News' Tom Llamas in a clip from an interview filmed during her trip to Africa. Trump says she gives her husband her "honest opinions" on individuals, with the result that "some people, they don't work there anymore," per CNN. But "you always need to watch your back," she says. Trump also paints herself as the perfect person to be leading a campaign against online bullying: "I could say that I'm the most bullied person [in] the world … one of them, if you really see what people are saying about me," she says. Referring to the effect bullying has on kids, she adds, "we need to educate the children [about] social-emotional behavior ... That's very important." Trump spoke about the #MeToo movement in an earlier clip. The full interview, touching on infidelity and child migrants, airs Friday.