Jill Biden undergoes successful surgery with Joe at her side in hospital after wounding foot on Hawaii beach walk
JILL Biden underwent a procedure on her left foot on Thursday night to remove debris from a puncture wound she suffered during a beach walk in Hawaii - just months after husband Joe's fracture.
Dr. Biden removed the debris from her foot, but doctors still are unsure what caused the puncture.
"The wound is now clean, free of infection and it is anticipated that it will heal nicely," he continued. "She and the President will depart Walter Reed en route to the White House shortly."
The first lady, 70, is said to have "stepped on an object on the beach" while visiting Hawaii for an official event.
The president will join her at the Walter Reed hospital in Bethesda, Maryland, on Thursday, a White House spokesperson said.
"She will undergo a procedure today at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center to remove the object. will join her."
Jill had been in Tokyo for the opening ceremony of the Olympics before stopping off to meet military families in Hawaii.
During her time in Hawaii, she also visited a pop-up COVID-19 vaccination clinic in Waipahu before the barbecue at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam.
Following the trip, the White House confirmed that "tolerated the procedure well."
The president in November last year.
Dr Kevin O'Connor said: "Follow-up CT scan confirmed hairline (small) fractures of President-elect Biden’s lateral and intermediate cuneiform bones, which are in the mid-foot."
After an initial examination, Biden was sent to an orthopedist for a CT scan, which revealed the fracture.
Biden was forced to wear the protective boot for "several weeks" after x-rays revealed a "hairline fracture" in his foot.
The White House was then put on the defensive in March regarding Biden's health after he was up to Air Force One.