President Joe Biden’s dog, Commander, was evicted from the White House after too many biting incidents.
A former White House staffer who had regular contact with Commander, a 2-year-old German shepherd, and the family’s former dog, Major, informed Axios the Bidens “refuse” to address the bad biting habits of the dogs and failed to “protect” White House staff.
Elizabeth Alexander, the communications director for First Lady Jill Biden, confirmed Commander was not at the White House while the next steps are being sorted out.
“The first family and their inner circle refuse to engage in any problem-solving discussions to protect the agents,” the former White House official told the outlet.
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A current White House official denied this accusation and pointed out that the environment inside of the White House is “chaotic and really stressful for pets.”
“To say that they and their ‘inner circle’ aren’t working on this or are refusing to engage is just not true,” the White House official said.
In July, Secret Service emails showed Commander had been responsible for biting seven people over the course of four months, and sent one Secret Service agent to the hospital.
This latest biting incident marked at least a dozen biting incidents involving Secret Service agents and staffers. The Bidens’ other dog, Major, a rescue, was sent to live in a quieter environment with friends after several biting incidents.
“They’ve been working diligently with Secret Service, with trainers, with veterinarians, with the residence staff and others on this – they have been taking this very seriously, and for months,” the White House official added of the Biden family.
