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Last week, we heard about the Bidens\u2019 dog Commander. Commander Biden, much like Major Biden before him, has been biting people in the White House. Commander and Major have a lot in common: both are rambunctious German Shepherds and both dogs only<\/em> bite Secret Service agents. At least, that\u2019s according to the Secret Service. The Secret Service literally erased large swaths of their records to protect Donald Trump, but their record-keeping about dog bites is suddenly beyond refute, at least according to the Washington press corps. In case you need me to spell it out, I don\u2019t actually believe that Major and Commander are as bitey as the Secret Service claims, while I simultaneously believe that there\u2019s a reason why dogs apparently do NOT trust certain SS agents. Well, Politico had an update on all of this:<\/p>\n White House staffers have seen all the headlines about President JOE BIDEN\u2019s 2-year-old German shepherd COMMANDER. They\u2019re aware of the behavioral issues. It just doesn\u2019t compute to them. CNN reported last week that Commander recently bit yet another U.S. Secret Service agent, bringing the total number of known biting incidents to 11. Some of the attacks were bad enough that agents required medical attention, and at least one person had to go to the hospital.<\/p>\n While common sense might suggest that White House officials should avoid Commander at all costs, that\u2019s not how staffers who work in the West Wing are approaching the situation. No one is moving about campus in fear of bumping into the dog. In fact, many get excited when they can sneak a few minutes away from their busy schedule to give him a quick scratch behind the ears.<\/p>\n \u201cEveryone loves him,\u201d said a White House staffer. \u201cHe\u2019s always so friendly.\u201d<\/p>\n Among staff, there is an emerging belief that, in the eyes of Commander, they are off limits; that the dog only has an appetite for the Secret Service.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s shocking that he can be so aggressive,\u201d said another White House staffer. \u201cI\u2019ve never seen him like that.\u201d<\/p>\n Indeed, the wild discrepancy in Commander\u2019s behavior has left White House staffers past and present trying to come up with theories about it. \u201cThe White House is just a crazy environment for a dog,\u201d said a former White House official. \u201cThere are enormous men with guns acting suspiciously hostile everywhere.\u201d Another former staffer suggested that it could have a lot to do with facial expressions. Dogs are very reactive to humans and when staff greet Commander, it\u2019s usually with a big smile. That\u2019s not the case for Secret Service agents, who tend to be less warm and fuzzy while on the job.<\/p>\n When Biden\u2019s brother, JAMES, gave Commander to the president for his birthday in 2021 after Major had been sent away \u2014 and as the first family was still grieving the loss of their longtime German shepherd, CHAMP \u2014 it caught the White House off guard. A person close to the Bidens said that the president and first lady initially weren\u2019t thrilled to be introducing a new puppy into their chaotic White House life, but they felt like they couldn\u2019t turn down a gift from a well-meaning family member.<\/p>\n Within months, the biting issues started, most of which were captured in 196 pages of internal communications obtained earlier this summer under the Freedom of Information Act by the conservative legal organization Judicial Watch. The internal documents paint a scary picture of an uncontrolled dog terrorizing the people tasked with protecting the president and the first lady.<\/p>\n But whatever additional training Commander is getting hasn\u2019t seemed to do the trick yet. Some White House staffers and reporters have running bets among themselves about how much longer until the Bidens will be forced to send Commander away, too. Sometime before Thanksgiving seems to be a popular take among reporters. \u201cWe do wonder how much longer they can keep him around,\u201d said the first White House staffer. \u201cAt a certain point, it becomes impossible.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n [From Politico]<\/p>\n I bet that Commander gets sent away as well – even if he\u2019s dealing with trumped up charges, there\u2019s really nothing the Bidens can do. I do appreciate the anecdotal stories about how Commander is a friendly, sweet dog around everyone else, and the poor dog is really just trying to protect his mom and dad. You know what happens next though – as soon as Commander gets sent away, suddenly there will be multiple Secret Service agents providing \u201cdocumentation\u201d about Willow Biden scratching and hissing at Secret Service agents. There\u2019s an active conspiracy to deprive the Bidens of family pets.<\/p>\n Photos courtesy of The White House & Backgrid.<\/small><\/p>\n\n
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