WASHINGTON (AP) First lady Melania Trump underwent a successful procedure Monday to treat a benign kidney condition and was expected to remain hospitalized for the rest of the week, her staff said. President Donald Trump took a helicopter to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center to visit her and tweeted that his wife was in good spirits.
Mrs. Trump, 48, had the embolization procedure Monday morning. The president spoke with Mrs. Trump before the procedure and with her doctor afterward, the first ladys office said.
The president tweeted shortly before arriving at Walter Reed outside Washington, saying it was a successful procedure, describing his wife as being in good spirits and offering his thanks to all of the well-wishers!