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Bidens’ dog, Commander, bit Secret Service personnel in at least 24
incidents, records show
Camila DeChalus Betsy Klein
By Camila DeChalus and Betsy Klein, CNN
7 minute read
Updated 8:53 PM EST, Wed February 21, 2024

Commander, the dog of President Joe Biden, walks on the South of the
White House in Washington, DC, in August 2022. Al Drago/Bloomberg/Getty
Images
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.”

This undated photo obtained through a Freedom of Information Act request
shows an image of a US Secret Service agent’s torn shirt following a
bite from US President Joe Biden’s dog, Commander.
This undated photo obtained through a FOIA request shows a USSS agent’s
torn shirt following a bite from US President Joe Biden’s dog,
Commander. US Secret Service
That warning came months before the dog was removed from the White
House, with multiple biting incidents taking place in the interim.

CNN has reviewed more than 400 pages of documents, many of which were
heavily redacted to protect USSS personnel anonymity and operational
details.

In October 2022, an unnamed Secret Service technician described an
incident and said they were “worried about the family pets behavior
escalating and that … something worse was going to happen to others.”

The documented incidents included members of the Secret Service’s
uniformed division, members of the president’s protective detail and
other USSS officials. They took place inside and outside of the White
House residence, but also at Biden family homes in Wilmington and
Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, at Camp David, and in Nantucket,
Massachusetts, where the first family spends the Thanksgiving holiday.

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.

The family repeatedly tried to get a handle on the situation, which
began in October 2022 with incidents spanning a full year. Commander
Biden joined the family as a puppy in December 2021.

“The president and first lady care deeply about the safety of those who
work at the White House and those who protect them every day. Despite
additional dog training, leashing, working with veterinarians, and
consulting with animal behaviorists, the White House environment simply
proved too much for Commander. Since the fall, he has lived with other
family members,” Elizabeth Alexander, first lady Jill Biden’s
communications director, said in a statement provided to CNN.

“The incidents involving Commander were treated as workplace injuries,
with events documented in accordance with Secret Service and US
Department of Homeland Security guidelines,” Anthony Guglielmi, a
spokesperson for USSS, told CNN in a statement Wednesday.

“While Secret Service personnel neither handle nor care for the first
family’s pets, we work continuously with all applicable entities in
order to minimize any adverse impacts from family pets,” he said.

The documents, which were obtained independently by CNN, were first
published by John Greenewald.

‘Something worse was going to happen’
Guglielmi called on his media team to begin “crafting potential public
responses” for questions about the incidents starting in July 2023.

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.

The agent was treated on site by the White House medical unit and
received six stitches to his left forearm, the report said, as well as
antibiotics for the wound.

On October 2, 2022, an agent was bitten on the forearm while holding the
door open in the area between the West Wing and the residence – a
documented incident that involved President Joe Biden.

“Commander and POTUS were entering the Palm Room through the West
Colonnade. Commander came in first circled back and grabbed my arm left
arm. He then stood up and back down. He is literally my height standing.
POTUS entered shortly after since he was trailing behind him. POTUS
entered the Palm Room and said [redacted],” the agent said in a
description of the event, saying that they were “in shock that this
incident occurred.”

This agent raised workplace safety concerns, saying they were
subsequently “concerned about him getting out of the residence or being
out without a leash for others safety and mine.”

There was a near incident on October 26, 2022, on White House grounds.
The dog “lunged to bite but missed before First Lady regained control of
the leash.”

A November 2022, injury by the dog to a uniformed division officer’s
right arm and right quad required treatment at a hospital.

One officer described a biting incident on December 23, 2022, at the
White House with the first family present.

“While first family was coming back from tennis pavilion, [redacted]
having her hands full and no one else around I did try to open the
closed door… for her; at that moment first family dog passed everyone
toward the deep room door. Having doors not being fully open yet he bit
me in my left forearm,” the officer said, noting that the bite “didn’t
leave any marks.”

There was a similar incident on June 11, 2023, where a special agent
“attempted to help open the door into the Oval Dining Room for the First
Lady, at which point the family pet jumped on SA [redacted] and bit on
the left chest area, resulting in a torn shirt, and two small lacerations.”

There was a January 28, 2023, biting incident with a member of Navy
staff at Laurel Cabin in Camp David. Weeks later, a member of the
presidential protective division sent out a request for information from
“everyone that has had an incident with Commander.”

And an unnamed USSS employee filed a notice of traumatic injury and
claim for continuation of pay/compensation with the US Department of
Labor for an incident that occurred April 12, 2023.

Commander “jumped at me and bit me in the left arm. I sustained two (2)
puncture marks and the skin was broken with blood present,” the notice said.

In May 2023, a special agent wrote that White House staff had been
advised that “the pet should not be out on its own.”

CNN had previously reported that the situation had belied broader
tensions between the Biden family and the US Secret Service.

Sources suggested the relationship between the first family and the US
Secret Service was first strained when the family’s elder dog, Major,
caused an injury to an unnamed Secret Service agent in 2021 before
ultimately being sent away more permanently to Delaware. Then-White
House press secretary Jen Psaki only stated at the time that Major
caused an injury to an unnamed individual.

The documents described that incident in more detail. The agent wrote
that Major came around the corner of the diplomatic reception room at
the White House and “attacked” him “unprovoked.” The personnel said in
an email regarding a reimbursement for his coat that the incident
“occurred through no fault of my own and I could not avoid this unusual
circumstance due to the nature and requirements of my position.”

On Mon, 6 May 2024 15:49:58 -0700, a425couple <a425couple@hotmail.com>
wrote:

>Bidens’ dog, Commander, bit Secret Service personnel in at least 24
>incidents, records show

Commander knew when a deep state enemy was in the White House.

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at all, beyond our reach. There is no
dream too large, no task too great.

On 5/6/2024 4:41 PM, Trump's Bitch wrote:
> On Mon, 6 May 2024 15:49:58 -0700, a425couple <a425couple@hotmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Bidens’ dog, Commander, bit Secret Service personnel in at least 24
>> incidents, records show
>
>
> Commander knew when a deep state enemy was in the White House.

Dogs are excellent character detectors. If someone got bit, they
deserved it.

On Wed, 8 May 2024 15:38:48 -0700
jack murphy <jmurpht7@infinity.net> wrote:

> On 5/6/2024 4:41 PM, Trump's Bitch wrote:
> > On Mon, 6 May 2024 15:49:58 -0700, a425couple
> > <a425couple@hotmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >> Bidens’ dog, Commander, bit Secret Service personnel in at least 24
> >> incidents, records show
> >
> >
> > Commander knew when a deep state enemy was in the White House.
>
>
> Dogs are excellent character detectors. If someone got bit, they
> deserved it.

This says a heckuva lot about the SS, eh?