'Let us prey' … on Melania Trump

Melania Trump has too many negatives to win the affections of envy-prone Americans. She is rich, tall, intelligent, well traveled, elegant, professionally accomplished, slim, stylish and photogenic in (or out of) designer togs.

She is devoted to family, lives in spectacular homes and travels by private jet. Worst of all, she won the heart of the most powerful man on the planet.

At a recent Trump rally in Florida, she had the gall to pray. She read the Lord's Prayer, into a microphone, no less. Heaven help us.

There is enough in that magnificent creature to make smaller minds in every segment of society go mad. Gossip-mongers titter all things Melania. Bloggers dish the tastiest Melania trash.

Maryland blogger Webster Griffin Tarpley wrote that our first lady had been a hooker, suffered a nervous breakdown and other blogger bile. Never happened; he was sued and paid up big time.

Pipsqueak fashionista Gigi Hadid ridiculed Melania's accent at the American Music Awards. TV talker Chelsea Handler refuses to interview the multilingual Mrs. Trump, dismissing her with, "Talk about what? She can barely speak English." Meow.

Rosie O'Donnell leveled a cheesy attack on Melania's bright 10-year-old son, Barron. O'Donnell tweeted patched-together videos of his shy behavior and speculated that the tall youngster is autistic. Rosie apologized only after resulting outrage. Talk show cohort Joy Behar refers to Barron as "that child" in a tone suggesting he's the younger sibling of Rosemary's baby.

Then there was commentator Chris Matthews' giddy wisecrack about Melania's "runway walk."

And the beat goes on. The New York Times reports that authors of the rock musical "Hair" were ticked off at Melania because their "Age of Aquarius" accompanied her approach to the lectern before a Pennsylvania speech last fall.

Mrs. Trump's predators cheered briefly during the Republican National Convention when her speechwriter plagiarized sections from Michelle Obama's 2008 DNC speech, making Melania look the fool.

Incidentally, in that 2008 speech, Michelle herself lifted phrases, without attribution, from "Rules for Radicals," a handbook by the late American leftist Saul Alinsky.

After the recitation of the Lord's Prayer, critics were quick to pounce. Flack always finds those of high profile. Human nature is just that rude.

"She had to read it. I haven't been to church in 26 years, but I can rattle that prayer off like the ABCs," tweeted Lucky Duck. That 26-year hiatus is evidenced by his lack of charity. Harry Benson's deleted tweet was so crude it was unwelcome even in impolite society.

"Never seen someone read the Lord's Prayer before. Most Christians know it by heart by like fourth grade," adds fellow-tweeter Patrick Thornton.

Melania likely read the prayer to blunt nervousness. She's probably more biblically fluent in French, Italian, German and Slovene. Perhaps she is a newbie in Christian-Judaic circles. First ladies land in the proverbial foxhole with its incoming potshots. Religious conversion is commonplace in the trenches. She's wise to seek the Almighty's help with a life like hers.

Melania Trump could have stayed the snarky chat if she'd skipped Scripture in Florida. There is little affinity for the Bible in the blogosphere, coffee shop or newsroom, where there's more itch for 2 Live Crew, Jay Z and Eminem. Had she'd recited their vile, hardcore lyrics instead of The Lord's Prayer she would have garnered wild applause from her mockers because, then, they could all sing along.