First lady Melania Trump joined U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, Monday at an event highlighting his legislation to shut down the publication of nonconsensual deepfake pornography and intimate images. The first lady tied the proposal to her “Be Best” anti-cyberbullying initiative,

The first lady, who typically keeps her distance from politics, visited Capitol Hill on Monday, March 3, to participate in a rare moment of advocacy as she films her new documentary

The “Take It Down Act,” sponsored by Sens. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, and Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., passed the Senate in February. Melania Trump’s public show of support for the legislation could help get it through the Republican-controlled House and to President Donald Trump’s desk to become law.

The bill would make it a federal crime to knowingly publish or threaten to publish intimate imagery online without an individual’s consent, including realistic, computer-generated intimate images of people who can be identified.

First lady Melania Trump is expected to speak publicly Monday, for the first time since her husband returned to office, highlighting her support for a bill aimed at protecting Americans from deepfake and revenge pornography.