First Lady Melania Trump made a surprise trip to Walter Reed today to visit with wounded soldiers. She visited with several different “combat injured service members” during her time there. She tweeted about the visit later today:

I had a wonderful visit to @WRBethesda today. Thank you to the many dedicated service members & medical staff who take such good care of our men & women in uniform.

Stars and Stripes reports:

Melania Trump made another secret trip Tuesday, though she stayed a little closer to home.

The first lady visited with wounded service members at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center after traveling to the Washington-area hospital on a trip the White House did not publicly announce until after she had arrived

Stephanie Grisham, the first lady’s spokeswoman, tweeted that Mrs. Trump was visiting with “combat injured service members & their families.”

The Walter Reed stop followed recent separate trips by the first lady that were not publicized until she arrived at her destinations in Texas and Arizona along the U.S.-Mexico border.

Melania Trump spent several days as a patient at Walter Reed hospital following kidney surgery in May.

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