Joe Biden accompanies Jill Biden to Walter Reed for lesion removal surgery
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President Joe Biden accompanied first lady Jill Biden to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center Wednesday, where she was scheduled to undergo surgery to remove a small lesion above her right eye.
The outpatient procedure, known as Mohs surgery, was set after the lesion was identified during a routine skin cancer check.
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White House physician Kevin O’Connor downplayed the surgery, saying in a statement last week Jill Biden was recommended the procedure “in an abundance of caution.”
The first couple returned from Mexico late Tuesday after spending two days at the North American Leaders’ Summit. During a welcome ceremony at the National Palace in Mexico City, aides scrambled to find Jill Biden’s glasses, which she does not often wear during public events.
The president spoke to reporters on the White House South Lawn prior to their departure on Marine One, telling them he had been briefed by Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg about problems with the Federal Aviation Administration‘s Notice to Air Missions system. The system’s failure grounded flights across the country for several hours.
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“They don’t know what the cause is,” Biden said. “I told them to report directly to me when they find out. … Aircraft can still land safely, just not take off right now,” he added. “They expect in a couple of hours they’ll have a good sense of what caused it and will respond at that time.”
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre also tweeted, “there is no evidence of a cyberattack at this point.”
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