White House's McEnany shares story of mastectomy, Trump's support for working mothers and the sick

White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnary on Wednesday retold the story of her double-mastectomy and the compassionate support she received from President Trump and his family.

“During one of my most difficult times, I expected to have the support of my family, but I had more support than I knew,” McEnany said about her 2018 preventive surgery. 

"One of the first calls I received was from Ivanka Trump," McEnany said in an emotional speech, on the third night of the Republican National Convention.

The next call was from President Trump.

"Though I didn’t personally know the president at the time, I know him well now. And I can tell you that this president loves the American people, stands by Americans with preexisting conditions and supports working moms," said McEnany, a wife and mother of a 9-month-old.  

McEnany's mother had to have the same surgery because she carried the BRCA 2 genetic mutation, which resulted in McEnany at 21 being tested, found to have the same mutation and choosing to have the same preventative mastectomy.

"Choosing to have a preventative mastectomy was the hardest decision I have made," she said. "But supporting President Trump, who will protect my daughter and our children’s future, was the easiest."