Biter-in-chief? A timeline of Biden's dog Commander's biting incidents this year
Newly released records from the Secret Service reveal the aggressive and now banished dog was involved in more bite incidents than previously known
President Joe Biden’s now-banished German shepherd, Commander, inflicted more damage with bite incidents than had been known.
Newly released records from the Secret Service to USA TODAY reveal the aggressive dog was involved in at least 25 biting incidents in less than a year.
This month, the Secret Service released 269 pages related to a Freedom of Information Act request that included email traffic with anecdotes of bites.
It included a table with the 23 incidents from October 2022 to July 2023. That doesn’t count two more incidents in September and October that finally prompted Commander’s removal. Here's a graphic analysis at the data obtained by USA TODAY.
Timeline of bite incidents
More:Commander, Biden's banished German shepherd, had at least 25 biting incidents in a year
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Where the incidents happened
Most of Commander’s bites over the year happened on the White House grounds, but several attacks happened on trips to Camp David, Nantucket and Delaware.
How many agents were attacked or injured by Biden's dog?
Records show the dog bit White House staff, Secret Service agents and Navy staff. The list showed bites to arms, hands, thighs, back, wrists, elbows, waist, chest and an agent’s ammunition magazine pouch. At least 11 of the incidents required medical attention.