Melania Trump to Stay in Hospital for Days, President Says

First lady Melania Trump is expected to spend two or three more days in the hospital following surgery to treat a kidney condition, President Donald Trump said Tuesday.

U.S. First Lady Melania Trump speaks during a "Be Best" initiative event in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Monday, May 7, 2018.Photographer: Yuri Gripas/Bloomberg

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By Terrence Dopp

May 15, 2018 at 12:53 PM UTC

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First Lady Melania Trump is expected to spend two or three more days in the hospital following surgery to treat a kidney condition, President Donald Trump said Tuesday.

The first lady, 48, underwent "an embolization procedure" Monday at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland, to treat “a benign kidney condition,” the White House said in a statement. The White House didn’t elaborate on her medical diagnosis.