BETHESDA, Md.—On Wednesday, a small skin lesion above First Lady Jill Biden’s right eye is being removed at a military hospital. The issue was discovered during a routine skin cancer screening last week, the White House said.
The surgery to remove the potentially cancerous lesion above her right eye was “proceeding well and as expected,” according to her office.
The first lady and President Joe Biden remained at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland, as of midafternoon. They had arrived by helicopter at about 8 a.m ET.
The update from Jill Biden’s office came after she had been at the hospital for about six hours. A further update was expected after the surgery….