Trump’s 19-year-old granddaughter pictured in hospital following medical procedure
Kai Trump, 19, has had surgery to repair a wrist injury sustained during her first golf tournament of the season. She announced that the procedure was successful, saying she chose surgery after consulting her family, coaches and medical staff to protect her long-term health and golfing future.
Trump, a competitive golfer on the University of Miami women’s team, shared a hospital-bed selfie showing her arm in a cast and sling. Recovery is expected to take time; she thanked her doctors at New York’s Hospital for Special Surgery, as well as her family, teammates and coaches. She said she hopes to return to the team after healing, and had previously mentioned undergoing wrist surgery six months earlier.
- Kai Trump’s wrist surgery was successful.
- The injury happened during her first tournament of the season.
- She expects recovery to take time before returning to golf.
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Kai Trump is a competitive golfer on the University of Miami women’s team and the granddaughter of Donald Trump. Wrist injuries can affect a golfer’s grip and swing, so treatment and recovery may shape when she can compete again.
She said she consulted her family, coaches and medical staff before choosing surgery, with the aim of protecting her long-term health and golfing future. She has also said she underwent wrist surgery about six months ago, making her recovery and return to the team a matter of interest to those following her career.