President Donald Trump’s granddaughter, Kai Trump, recently underwent surgery on her wrist, the 18-year-old golfer announced on social media.
On Wednesday, Jan. 7, the daughter of Donald Trump Jr. and his ex-wife, Vanessa Trump, took to Instagram to reveal the procedure and the reason for it.
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“Today, I underwent left wrist surgery to address injuries to the stabilizing tissues of my ECU tendon and damage to my triangular fibrocartilage complex,” she wrote in white lettering on a black background. “
Kai continued, “The surgery was successfully performed at the Lehigh Valley Orthopedic Institute by Dr. Thomas Graham, Chief of Jefferson Orthopedics. I look forward to my rehab ahead in the coming months. I am excited for the ability to play golf pain free!”
In the caption of the post, the amateur golfer—who verbally committed to playing at the University of Miami in August 2024—added, “Thank you for the support 🫶.”
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Kai’s followers didn’t waste time in flooding her comments with prayers and well-wishes. One Instagram user wrote, “Sending prayers for a healthy recovery 🙏🏻.”
Another shared, “God bless you. Speedy recovery 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻”
Someone else echoed, “God’s grace for you, Kai.🙏🏾,” as a different Instagram user commented, “Prayers for healing!🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌.”
Meanwhile, yet another Instagram user pointed out, “TFCC repair is no joke. Sending prayers for a speedy recovery.”
The POTUS shares five children between his three wives: Ivanka, Donald Jr., and Eric Trump with his first wife, the late Ivana Trump; Tiffany Trump with his second wife, Marla Maples; and Barron Trump with his current wife, Melania Trump.
In addition to Kai, Donald has 10 grandchildren: Arabella, Joseph and Theodore Kushner through Ivanka and Jared Kushner; Donald Trump III, Spencer, Tristan, and Chloe through Donald Jr.; Eric “Luke” and Carolina through Eric and Lara Trump; Alexander Boulos through Tiffany and Michael Boulos.
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