It’s not always safe to be a Secret Service agent. One can possibly be subjected to violence and potentially facing unexpected assailants. But when it comes to agents serving in the White House, the threat appears to take on a more canine persuasion. That’s right, folks, one of President Joe Biden’s dogs has bitten a Secret Service agent – again.
Biden’s German Shepherd, Commander, has made headlines once again for taking a bite out of an unsuspecting Secret Service agent.
President Joe Biden’s younger dog, Commander, bit another US Secret Service agent at the White House Monday evening, CNN has learned, the 11th known biting incident involving the 2-year-old German Shepherd.
“Yesterday around 8 p.m., a Secret Service Uniformed Division police officer came in contact with a First Family pet and was bitten. The officer was treated by medical personnel on complex,” USSS chief of communications Anthony Guglielmi told CNN in a statement.
The injured officer spoke with Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle on Tuesday and is doing OK, Guglielmi said.
Commander has been involved in at least 11 biting incidents at the White House and in Delaware, according to CNN reporting and US Secret Service email correspondence, including a November 2022 incident where an officer was hospitalized after the dog clamped down on their arms and thighs.
The first family’s office did not respond to CNN’s inquiry about the status of the dog’s training and safety measures. Nevertheless, it is not difficult to see that Biden’s dog problem should be rectified immediately – but probably won’t be.
Commander has a long and storied history of biting humans. In November 2022, he hospitalized an agent after viciously attacking him. In July, he attacked another Secret Service agent.
The Biden family dog, Commander Biden, has bitten numerous Secret Service agents. But the White House is excusing the repeated “aggressive behavior.”
Newly released emails show that Secret Service officials have documented at least 10 incidents of “aggressive behavior” and biting by the first dog, Commander, a 2-year-old German Shepherd. In at least one incident, a Secret Service agent was sent to the hospital after Commander bit him multiple times.
In at least six incidents before this, Commander’s bites have required medical attention. Yet, the Bidens don’t seem concerned about keeping other people in harm’s way as long as they can have their beloved pooch in the White House.
Major, the Bidens’ other dog, has also made headlines for going after Secret Service agents. In 2021, he attacked another Secret Service member after the White House indicated that he had been sent home to Delaware for biting others. In fact, a spokesperson for Jill Biden blamed the agent for somehow placing his body in between the dog’s jaws.
First Lady Jill Biden’s press secretary Michael de Rosa confirmed the “nip” in a statement to Fox News. “Major is still adjusting to his new surroundings and he nipped someone while on a walk. Out of an abundance of caution, the individual was seen by WHMU and then returned to work without injury.”
The encounter took place on the White House South Lawn Monday. CNN first reported the bite, adding that the employee worked for the National Park Service.
Of course, this is only the latest incident in which one of Biden’s dogs attacked a human. Unfortunately, it appears the president plans to handle this issue the same way he has dealt with the border crisis and inflation.
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