Biden Dog Commander - 24 Biting Incidents Involving Secret Service

CNN's Jake Tapper says Biden's German Shepherd, Commander, "has to go" after learning of 24 biting incidents involving Secret Service agents. pic.twitter.com/5gLy6oqkvd

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From CNN:

Commander Biden, President Joe Biden’s family dog, bit US Secret Service personnel in at least 24 incidents at the White House and other locations, according to new internal USSS documents obtained by CNN.

That number does not include additional incidents CNN has previously reported involving executive residence staff and other White House workers. But the new documents, obtained through a Freedom of Information Act request, reveal the extent to which the situation had become a serious workplace issue for the hundreds of staff supporting White House operations, and how agency personnel changed their habits to avoid being injured by the German shepherd.

“The recent dog bites have challenged us to adjust our operational tactics when Commander is present – please give lots of room,” an unnamed assistant special agent in charge of USSS’ Presidential Protective Division wrote to their team in a June 2023 email, warning that agents “must be creative to ensure our own personal safety.”

...One email description of a July 29, 2023, incident – one of the more severe outline in the documents – reveals the seriousness of the problem.

An unnamed special agent from the presidential protective division’s counter surveillance unit was providing security coverage in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, the report said. As the agent walked to a backyard security post, the agent heard Commander start to bark, the report said, but did not realize Commander was “loose and off leash.”

“In the background SA [redacted] heard the voice of what believes to be FLOTUS Dr. Jill Biden [redacted] yelling [redacted quote]. Commander ran toward the direction of post [redacted] booth and bit SA [redacted in the left forearm. Causing a severe deep open wound. As result of the attack SA [redacted] started to loose (sic) a significant amount of blood from [redacted] arm,” the report said.

Previously, Americans were told the White House environment wasn't good for Commander. Apparently, Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, and other locations weren't good for the dog either.

Who was responsible for training Commander? No one? The Bidens have a disturbing history of owning vicious dogs. I don't blame the dogs.

After the first biting incident, Commander should have been removed until its behavior was under control. Secret Service agents shouldn't have had to worry about protecting themselves from the First Family's dog. What a horrible workplace environment!

TWENTY-FOUR TIMES! It's crazy that it took 24 times and severe wounds to agents to get Commander permanently removed from the White House, Biden's Delaware homes, Camp David, Nantucket, and away from Biden so the Secret Service could perform the duties required to protect the president.

How could the Bidens allow the attacks to continue? Supposedly, they were "heartbroken."

A source close to the Biden family told CNN that the Biden family feels “awful” and has been “heartbroken” over the spate of biting incidents.

“They’ve been heartbroken over this. They’ve apologized to those who have been bitten, taken flowers to some. They feel awful. Commander was over-protective, and even though they tried and tried to work on it, they had to let him go live with other members of their family,” the source said.

Oh, the Bidens have apologized to the victims and "taken flowers to some."

Flowers were probably sent to the seriously injured victims. People with more minor wounds weren't worthy of flowers. Maybe it had nothing to do with the seriousness of the injuries and more with the agent's seniority. Who knows?

We do know the Bidens permitted Commander to terrorize the Secret Service and White House staff for far too long. What a selfish and utterly irresponsible way to deal with a vicious dog!

Are we sure Commander is really living with other members of the Biden family?

That doesn't seem safe.