Joe and Jill Biden pat the commander in chief as he plots his next bite.
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President Biden adopted a German shepherd named Commander in late 2021. The dog bit many people during his 26 months living in the White House. Earlier this year, Commander was adopted by an unidentified member of the Biden family.
That should probably be the end of the story, but the Commander's legend lives on, partly because ByteGate is the Biden Administration's only truly interesting scandal, and partly because Judicial Watch continues to dig up details about the Commander's reign of terror.
This week, conservative activist groups released a new set of commander-in-chief records obtained from the Secret Service and the Department of Homeland Security through Freedom of Information Act requests. The new documents document at least 34 documented biting incidents, up from 24 previously, and President Biden was reportedly present in at least three of those incidents.
The most vivid new testimony is that Biden ordered the commander-in-chief to stand down to no avail and then restrained him after the commander bit a Secret Service agent, ripping his suit, according to Judicial Watch.
The President took Commander for a walk this evening (on a leash) in Kennedy Gardens. While the President and Commander were there, I was standing halfway between the bookstore and the Family Theater. The President opened the bookstore door and said, [redacted]As I began to walk toward him to see if he needed help, the Commander ran between his legs and bit my left arm through the front of my jacket. I pulled my arm away and yelled, “No!” The President yelled. [redacted] To the Commander in Chief: [redacted]I complied and the Commander let me pet him. As I turned to close the door, the Commander jumped again and bit me a second time on my left arm. The President again yelled at the Commander and put him on a lead. My suit coat had three holes, one all the way through. No skin was broken.
So what should we do with this information? We don't know! If we weren't appalled that the Commander bit 24 people, we're not sure that 36 will change the situation. This issue probably won't change the outcome of the vote, unless it turns out that the President has been abusing animals for decades but hid it from the press. For now, all we can do is stay tuned and hope that this scandal doesn't escalate into the White House cat Willow clawing everyone in her path.
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