WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s dog, Commander, is “not presently on the White House campus” following a series of biting incidents involving White House staff and U.S. Secret Service officers, a spokesperson for first lady Jill Biden said late Wednesday.
Elizabeth Alexander, the first lady’s communications director, said Biden and his wife care deeply about the safety of White House staff and those who protect them every day.
The statement came hours after White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre was asked Wednesday's daily briefing about a fresh allegation that Commander had bitten a White House staffer.
Commander is the second of Biden's dogs at the White House that behaved aggressively, including biting Secret Service personnel and White House staff.
They eventually sent the first dog, a German shepherd named Major, to live with friends in Delaware after those incidents.
Persons:
Joe Biden’s, Jill Biden, Elizabeth Alexander, Biden, ” Alexander, Karine Jean, Pierre, Jean, Dale Haney, Anthony Guglielmi, Alexander, James
Organizations:
WASHINGTON, White, White House, Secret Service, Service, Department of Homeland Security
Locations:
German, Delaware