Secret Service Officers Hospitalized After Multiple Incidents Involving President Joe Biden’s Dog Commander

According to emails obtained by the conservative group Judicial Watch, President Joe Biden’s dog Commander bit multiple Secret Service officers on multiple occasions between October 2022 and January 2023. The emails, which were obtained via a Freedom of Information Act request, documented 10 incidents in particular, including one where an officer had to go to the hospital after Commander bit his arm and thigh.

The emails revealed that Secret Service personnel had reached out to the agency several times with concerns about the 22-month-old German shepherd and his “aggressive behavior”. The incidents detailed in the records ranged in severity, with one of the officers being transported to the hospital after being bit in the upper arm and thigh in 2022. In another instance, the dog bit an agent so hard he left cuts and bruises on the agent’s arm.

The incidents took place both in Washington, D.C., and in Delaware. Commander joined the Biden family at the end of 2021, and the emails obtained by Judicial Watch suggest that the Secret Service had been dealing with the dog’s aggressive behavior for several months.

The White House has not yet commented on the emails obtained by Judicial Watch. It is unclear what, if any, disciplinary action has been taken against Commander. It is also unclear if the Biden family has taken any steps to address the dog’s aggressive behavior.