Jared Kushner, former US President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and senior adviser, reveals in his new memoir that he was diagnosed with thyroid cancer in 2019, while he was serving in the West Wing
The book, “Breaking History: A White House Memoir,” is set to be published on August 23. The New York Times published excerpts from the book on Monday.
“On the morning that I traveled to Texas to attend the opening of a Louis Vuitton factory, White House physician Sean Conley pulled me into the medical cabin on Air Force One,” Kushner wrote.
“‘Your test results came back from Walter Reed,’ he said. ‘It looks like you have cancer. We need to schedule a surgery right away.’”
The cancer in Kushner’s thyroid was detected in October 2019, as he was involved in discussions over a trade deal with China, according to the excerpts published by The New York Times.
Kushner wrote that the cancer was caught “early” but required removing a “substantial part of my thyroid” and that he was warned that there could be lingering damage to his voice.
Kushner also wrote in the book that while he did not tell Trump of his diagnosis, he found out anyway, although he appeared not to have shared it.
“The day before the surgery, Trump called me into the Oval Office and motioned for his team to close the door. ‘Are you nervous about the surgery?’ he asked,” Kushner wrote.
“How do you know about it?” Kushner responded.
“I’m the president,” Trump replied. “I know everything. I understand that you want to keep these things quiet. I like to keep things like this to myself as well. You’ll be just fine. Don’t worry about anything with work. We have everything covered here.”