President Biden’s beloved German Shepherd Commander has bitten and threatened a number of employees and despatched at the very least one Secret Service agent to hospital, in response to 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 yr.
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 protect 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 employees and despatched at the very least one Secret Service agent to hospital, in response to 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 had been when Commander was off of his leash roaming the White Home grounds.
The Bidens welcomed Commander to the manager 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 issues.
One other one of many Bidens’ German Shepherds, Main, who additionally bit employees and Secret Service brokers, was moved out of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue in 2021 and re-homed with ‘household pals’.
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 Girl.’
‘I went to the White Home Medical Unit to get the harm examined by knowledgeable,’ they added within the redacted electronic mail obtained by JW. ‘I’m presently experiencing bruising, tenderness, and ache within the chunk space.’
In line with one other electronic mail despatched on November 3, 2022, a Secret Service agent wrote to colleagues: ‘Commander chunk [sic] UD [Uniform Division] officer [redacted] at put up [redacted] two occasions, one time within the higher proper arm and a second chunk 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 electronic 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 chunk [sic] [redacted] arm (tricep space) then when [redacted] stood up Commander chunk [sic] within the leg (quad space).
‘Officer [redacted] acknowledged 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 responsibility for 3 days on recommendation from docs.
The White Home is now giving Biden’s youthful canine additional coaching after being concerned in 10 White Home and Delaware assaults in latest 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 employees and Secret Service brokers and re-homed with ‘household pals’ 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 electronic mail with the topic line: ‘Issues of Excessive Concern,’ and famous that the group of these attacked or feeling threatened by Commander wanted to ‘deal with the problem ASAP collectively.’
In October 2022, a Uniformed Division officer wrote to colleagues: ‘Commander has been exhibiting extraordinarily aggressive conduct.
‘In the present day, whereas posted, he got here charging at me. The First Girl 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 direction of him a pair differenttimes. It was unhealthy sufficient that the agent on the element requested if I received 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 chunk to the left forearm leading to bruising and roughly a 1 ½ cm reduce and a chunk to the suitable hand on the thumb ensuing a 1 cm reduce. I obtained therapy from White Home Medical from LTC [redacted]. The accidents had 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, informed DailyMail.com: ‘For the previous a number of Presidential administrations, the Secret Companies has navigated methods to greatest function round household pets and these incidents are not any exception.
‘We take the protection and wellbeing of our staff extraordinarily critically. Company staff are inspired to report any job-related accidents to their fast supervisors for applicable documentation. As such, we’re conscious of previous incidents involving first-family pets. These cases had 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 repeatedly work with all relevant entities to attenuate opposed impacts in an surroundings that features pets.’
In a press release on the incident, first woman Jill Biden’s communications director Elizabeth Alexander mentioned: ‘The White Home complicated is a novel and sometimes worrying surroundings for household pets, and the First Household is working by way of methods to make this example higher for everybody.
‘They’ve been partnering with the Secret Service and Government Residence employees on extra leashing protocols and coaching, in addition to establishing designated areas for Commander to run and train,’ she added.
‘In line 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 Girl are extremely grateful to the Secret Service and Government Residence employees for all they do to maintain them, their household, and the nation protected.’