President Biden’s beloved German Shepherd Commander has bitten and threatened a number of workers and despatched a minimum of one Secret Service agent to hospital, in line with damning new emails.
The White Home is now giving Biden’s youthful canine additional coaching after being concerned in 10 White Home and Delaware assaults going again to final 12 months.
Emails obtained by Judicial Watch present Secret Service brokers discussing the incidents – together with Commander biting seven individuals within the final 4 months.
One agent was despatched to an area hospital after the 22-month-old Commander bit them on the arm and leg, and one was attacked when Biden let him off his leash.
The agent additionally had to make use of a metal defend to fend him off from one other assault.
Officers referred to as the canine ‘freaking loopy’, argued he would have been ‘put down’ if he did not belong to the Bidens and mentioned he wanted a muzzle.
On November 10, 2022, Jill Biden ‘could not regain management’ of Commander because the canine charged one other member of the Secret Service.
President Biden’s German Shepherd Commander has bitten a number of workers and despatched a minimum of one Secret Service agent to hospital, in line with damning new emails
The identical month, the German Shepherd clamped down on an agent’s arm, leading to him needing to hunt medical therapy.
Different scary incidents detailed within the emails have been when Commander was off of his leash roaming the White Home grounds.
The Bidens welcomed Commander to the chief residence as a pet in December 2021. He was a birthday present to President Biden from his brother James and sister-in-law Sara.
Revelations of the German Shepherd’s conduct points and aggression is not the primary time a White Home pet has sparked security considerations.
One other one of many Bidens’ German Shepherds, Main, who additionally bit workers and Secret Service brokers, was moved out of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue in 2021 and re-homed with ‘household mates’.
A November 10, 2022 incident report from a USSS White Home Division Officer notes that Commander ‘bit me on my left thigh after which ran again towards the First Woman.’
‘I went to the White Home Medical Unit to get the harm examined by an expert,’ they added within the redacted e-mail obtained by JW. ‘I’m at the moment experiencing bruising, tenderness, and ache within the chew space.’
In accordance with one other e-mail despatched on November 3, 2022, a Secret Service agent wrote to colleagues: ‘Commander chew [sic] UD [Uniform Division] officer [redacted] at submit [redacted] two occasions, one time within the higher proper arm and a second chew on the officer’s thigh. WH [White House] medical handled the officer and made the choice to have [redacted] transported to [redacted] Hospital’.
Later that day, a Uniform Division captain mentioned Commander was updated on all its vaccines.
The following day one other e-mail elaborated on what occurred: ‘Officer [redacted] suggested that ‘Commander’ got here down the steps and walked towards [redacted].
‘Officer [redacted] suggested [redacted] was sitting with [redacted] arms crossed and Commander chew [sic] [redacted] arm (tricep space) then when [redacted] stood up Commander chew [sic] within the leg (quad space).
‘Officer [redacted] said that the usher didn’t management the canine and was telling Officer [redacted] to not again up.
‘Officer [redacted] suggested that Commander got here after [redacted] once more and [redacted] had to make use of a metal cart to sheild [sic] [redacted] self from one other assault. Officer [redacted] suggested [redacted] was in a substantial quantity of ache.’
The agent was then placed on restricted obligation for 3 days on recommendation from medical doctors.
The White Home is now giving Biden’s youthful canine additional coaching after being concerned in 10 White Home and Delaware assaults in current months
Biden has now had three German Shepherds as first pets throughout his presidency. Champ, whom Biden is petting above, handed in June 2021. Main (on left) additionally bit workers and Secret Service brokers and re-homed with ‘household mates’ in 2021. The Bidens then adopted Commander, one other German Shepherd
A Uniformed Division officer then emailed the assault sufferer on November 5, 2022, to ask how he was doing and referred to as Commander ‘silly’.
‘Doing alright [redacted]? That is freaking loopy that silly canine – rolling my eyes [redacted].’
The sufferer replies: ‘My leg and arm nonetheless hurts. He bit me twice and ran at me twice.’
One month later, an officer with the Uniformed Division despatched an e-mail with the topic line: ‘Issues of Excessive Concern,’ and famous that the group of these attacked or feeling threatened by Commander wanted to ‘tackle the difficulty ASAP collectively.’
In October 2022, a Uniformed Division officer wrote to colleagues: ‘Commander has been exhibiting extraordinarily aggressive conduct.
‘Right now, whereas posted, he got here charging at me. The First Woman could not regain management of commander [sic] and he continued to circle me. I imagine it is solely a matter of time earlier than an agent/officer is attacked or bit.’
He would have bit me right this moment if I did not step in the direction of him a pair differenttimes. It was unhealthy sufficient that the agent on the element requested if I acquired bit – simply so that you’re conscious.
The colleague says: ‘What a joke [redacted] – if it wasn’t their canine he would have already got been put down – freaking clown wants a muzzle – hope you get to feeling higher [redacted].’
Then on December 11, 2022, a Secret Service Particular Agent within the Presidential Protecting Division was attacked after Biden apparently let the canine off the leash.
‘The accidents included a chew to the left forearm leading to bruising and roughly a 1 ½ cm reduce and a chew to the correct hand on the thumb ensuing a 1 cm reduce. I acquired therapy from White Home Medical from LTC [redacted]. The accidents have been [redacted] and I returned to work the remainder of my shift.’
The primary couple welcomed Commander to the White Home as a pet in December 2021
Anthony Guglielmi, Secret Service chief of communications, instructed DailyMail.com: ‘For the previous a number of Presidential administrations, the Secret Companies has navigated the best way to greatest function round household pets and these incidents aren’t any exception.
‘We take the security and wellbeing of our staff extraordinarily significantly. Company staff are inspired to report any job-related accidents to their speedy supervisors for acceptable documentation. As such, we’re conscious of previous incidents involving first-family pets. These cases have been handled equally to comparable office accidents, together with related notifications and reporting procedures adopted.’
‘Whereas particular brokers and officers neither take care of nor deal with the primary household’s pets, we constantly work with all relevant entities to reduce antagonistic impacts in an surroundings that features pets.’
In a press release on the incident, first girl Jill Biden’s communications director Elizabeth Alexander mentioned: ‘The White Home complicated is a singular and sometimes nerve-racking surroundings for household pets, and the First Household is working by means of methods to make this example higher for everybody.
‘They’ve been partnering with the Secret Service and Government Residence workers on further leashing protocols and coaching, in addition to establishing designated areas for Commander to run and train,’ she added.
‘In accordance with the Secret Service, every incident referenced was handled equally to comparable office accidents, with related notifications and reporting procedures adopted.
‘The President and First Woman are extremely grateful to the Secret Service and Government Residence workers for all they do to maintain them, their household, and the nation secure.’
