BREAKING: Jill Biden to have procedure to have ‘small lesion’ removed after it was found above her right eye during ‘routine’ skin cancer screening

First Lady Jill Biden is set to have a procedure to have a ‘small lesion’ above her right eye removed.

The lesion was discovered by Dr. Kevin O’Connor, Physician to the President, during a ‘routine skin cancer screening.’

Vanessa Valdivia, the First Lady’s Press Secretary, confirmed the news that Biden, 71, would undergo the removal, the second time she’s gone under the knife as first lady after having a puncture wound cleaned out in July of last year.

The procedure, known as ‘Mohs surgery,’ will take place on January 11, according to O’Connor. 

First Lady Jill Biden is set to have a procedure to have a ‘small lesion’ above her right eye removed

O’Connor said doctors recommended that the lesion be removed from Jill Biden, 71, and be examined ‘in an abundance of caution.’ He said an update will be provided afterward.

The president and first lady returned to the White House on Monday after spending the New Year’s holiday on St. Croix in the U.S. Virgin Islands.

In April 2021, she underwent what the White House said was a common medical procedure. 

The president accompanied his wife to an outpatient center near the campus of George Washington University and the couple returned to the White House after about two hours.

Biden departed the White House a little after 7 p.m. that night to meet the first lady at Walter Reed, flying on Marine One. ‘I’m late for a very important date,’ he told reporters as he left. 

The White House provided no details about that procedure.

The lesion was discovered by Dr. Kevin O’Connor, Physician to the President, during a ‘routine skin cancer screening’

In December, it was reported that First Lady Biden and the rest of the family ‘fully support’ Joe Biden seeking a second term as president – as the wait continues for him to formally announce his re-election bid.

With Donald Trump already in the race and other Republicans making rumblings, Biden has the luxury of the incumbency and, after Democrats avoided a red wave in the midterm election, a fresh vote of confidence from his own party about his ability to lead.

He has said he intends to run again and noted that only his family or a surprising development – such a health crisis – would dissuade him from running.

On the family front, Jill Biden, who serves as the first and last voice her husband hears on a given day, is on board. She is described as the most influential adviser in his orbit.

‘As the President has said, he intends to run for reelection and that is something both Dr. Biden and the family fully support. She’s been ready from the beginning and fully supportive,’ a Biden senior adviser told DailyMail.com.

Jill Biden and rest of the family ‘fully support’ Joe Biden seeking a second term – above the first lady watches the president speak at the November National Christmas tree lighting

Jill Biden is described as being the most influential voice in her husband’s orbit – above the first couple at a White House reception in early December

Biden, 71, has not always been keen on being first lady. 

She was not on board in 2004 when her husband was mulling a bid. When he met with advisers at their Wilmington home to discuss the matter, she walked through the meeting with the word ‘No’ written on her stomach. 

But she has come to terms with the idea of four more years in the White House, being described as ‘all in.’

Her words carry weight in the administration, where she keeps a close eye on President Biden. She is often seen on the Truman balcony of the White House, watching him disembark from Marine One on the South Lawn after a trip (once she even had a glass of wine in her hand). 

Dr. Biden is often the hand on his elbow, guiding Biden when he lingers too long chatting to supporters or reporters or if he is simply running late.  

She joined his last press conference after it was reported she privately told aides that they should have interferred at his previous one, where he took questions from reporters for almost two hours. And those included tough queries on his son Hunter’s business dealings and on his own cognitive health.

Biden sat in a chair on the sidelines at November’s event, watching him speak. 

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