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Melania Trump has ‘successful’ procedure on kidney condition

In this May 7, 2018 photo, First lady Melania Trump speaks on her initiatives during an event in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington.
Associated Press
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE- Associated Press 48, had the embolization procedure Monday pital before departing, without addressing wait-
WASHINGTON (AP) — First lady Melania Trump morning. The president spoke with Mrs. Trump ing reporters, via motorcade under stormy skies.
underwent a “successful” procedure Monday before the procedure and with her doctor af- The White House did not offer any additional
to treat a benign kidney condition and was terward, the first lady’s office said. The president details on Mrs. Trump’s condition, though Vice
expected to remain hospitalized for the rest of tweeted shortly before arriving at Walter Reed President Mike Pence described the procedure
the week, her staff said. President Donald Trump outside Washington, saying it was a “success- as “long planned” as he opened a speech at
took a helicopter to Walter Reed National Mili- ful procedure,” describing his wife as being “in an evening event celebrating Israel’s indepen-
tary Medical Center to visit her and tweeted good spirits” and offering his thanks “to all of the dence.
that his wife was in “good spirits. ”Mrs. Trump, well-wishers!” He spent over an hour at the hos- Continued on Page 3