Biden Watched His Dog Bite His Way Through the Secret Service

Joe and Jill Biden pet Commander as he plots his next biting spree. Photo: Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images

President Biden adopted a German shepherd named Commander at the end of 2021. During the 26 months the dog lived in the White House, it bit a bunch of people. Earlier this year, Commander was re-homed with unspecified Biden family members.

That should probably be the end of the story, but the legend of Commander lives on. That’s partly because Bitegate is the only really enjoyable Biden administration scandal, and partly because Judicial Watch keeps digging up more details on Commander’s reign of terror.

This week, the conservative activist group released another batch of Commander-related records from the Secret Service and the Department of Homeland Security, which it obtained via Freedom of Information Act requests. The new documents suggest there were at least three-dozen recorded biting incidents, up from the previous tally of 24. And President Biden was reportedly present for at least three of these incidents.

The most vivid new account involves Biden ordering Commander to stand down, to no avail, then leashing him after he bit a Secret Service agent and tore his suit. Per Judicial Watch:

POTUS took Commander (on a leash) to the Kennedy Garden this evening for a walk. While POTUS and Commander were in the Kennedy Garden I was standing half way from the Book-Sellers and the Family Theater. POTUS opened the Book-Seller door and said [redacted]. As I started to walk toward him to see if he needed help, Commander ran through his legs and bit my left arm through the front of my jacket. I pulled my arm away and yelled no. POTUS also yelled [redacted] to Commander. POTUS then [redacted]. I obliged and Commander let me pet him. When turning to close the door, Commander jumped again and bit my left arm for the second time. POTUS again yelled at Commander and attached the leash to him. My suit coat has 3 holes, 1 being all the way through. No skin was broken.  

So, what are we supposed to do with this info? I don’t know! If you weren’t appalled by Commander biting 24 people, I don’t know that 36 changes things. Presumably, this issue isn’t changing any votes, unless we find out that the president has been rampantly abusing animals but somehow managed to hide this from the press for decades. For now, all we can do is stay tuned and hope that this scandal doesn’t grow to involve Willow the White House cat scratching everyone in her path.