Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg in the Hospital for Recovering from Possible Infection

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is expected to be in the hospital for a few days after undergoing a medical procedure.

According to the Associated Press, the Supreme Court said in a statement that Ginsburg, 87, was being treated for a possible infection.

 “The Justice is resting comfortably and will stay in the hospital for a few days to receive intravenous antibiotic treatment,” the statement said.

Ginsburg went to a hospital in Washington on Monday for fever and chills. She was then taken to Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore to undergo a medical procedure to clean out a bile duct stent. The stent had been placed nearly a year ago as part of her treatment for a cancerous tumor on her pancreas.

The Supreme Court said Ginsburg “is resting comfortably and will stay in the hospital for a few days to receive intravenous antibiotic treatment.”

Trump said Tuesday he hadn’t heard of Ginsburg’s hospitalization.

“I wish her the best. I hope she’s better,” he said.

In May, Ginsburg was taken to the hospital for an infection caused by a gallstone. She was able to participate in arguments the Supreme Court heard by phone.

Last August 2019, Ginsburg completed her fourth treatment for cancer, the AP reports. A routine blood test discovered the tumor. The three-week radiation therapy ended in August. She also had the bile duct stent placed.

In December 2018, Ginsburg underwent…