We have been writing about the alarming record of the Biden dogs attacking staff and Secret Service agents through the years. At first, the story was a humorous distraction as some of us wondered if the First Family had a vicious dog. It then became more alarming as each of the dogs were found to be attacking staff and had to be eventually removed. Even more worrisome was the response of the White House and President Joe Biden, who dismissed a Secret Service agent’s account and brushed off the incidents. Now, a report indicates that Commander is responsible for at least 24 attacks. The record shows not only a lack of concern by the Bidens for staff, but a bizarre litany of vicious German Shepherds in their care.
We began our discussion of these incidents with Major, who continued to attack staff until the press finally reported on the complaints from staff. Only when it became a public embarrassment did the Bidens send Major to Delaware. Major was adopted in November 2018 from an animal shelter.
Then, after the coverage died down, the Bidens simply brought Major back to the chagrin of the Secret Service. He then proceeded to continue to bite agents and staff.
It was then discovered that their other dog, Champ, was also chomping on staff and agents.
Again, the White House dismissed the concerns.
First lady Jill Biden’s press secretary Michael LaRosa told CNN: “Yes, Major nipped someone on a walk. Out of an abundance of caution, the individual was seen by WHMU and then returned to work.”
The difference between “nipped” and “bitten” is that you are bitten by other people’s dogs. Your dog however only nips, which is somewhere on the spectrum between a lick and a complete devouring.
Then a book came out that detailed these attacks and the President himself seemed to attack an agent.
The book, “The Fight of His Life,” by author Chris Whipple details Biden’s continued mistrust of the Secret Service and his alleged avoidance of saying anything in front of agents. Biden has long had tense relations with the Secret Service, particularly after female agents complained about his exposing himself to them by insisting on swimming in the nude.
The book claims that Biden has his own “deep state” conspiracy theories. Biden reportedly views the Secret Service as essentially the enemy within, suggesting that it is populated by “MAGA sympathizers” due to the fact that the service “is full of white ex-cops from the South who tend to be deeply conservative.”
However, this is a major escalation in that reportedly strained relationship. In one eight-day period, agents were bitten every day. Indeed, outside of the White House, the Biden dogs would qualify for strict liability under the common law as displaying a vicious disposition.
After prior incidents, White House press secretary Jen Psaki characterized the injury as “minor” and insisted that Major was just “getting acclimated and accustomed to his surroundings and new people.” He was then sent away to Delaware with Champ. It was the equivalent of a politician going into “treatment” at the height of a scandal. Major was later returned to the White House but proceeded to “acclimate” himself on the limbs of Secret Service agents.
The White House failed to disclose the incidents and only partially confirmed past attacks when pressed by the media.
Joe Biden was then quoted as saying that he does not trust the Secret Service and believes that one agent is outright lying about one attack by Major. The President is quoted as saying “Look, the Secret Service are never up here. It didn’t happen.”
The incident was reported by the agent and photos were taken to document that attack. The President’s denial of the location ignored the confirmed attack itself. Other agents complained about the disregard of the agents by the Bidens in the repeated attacks, including one agent who reportedly insisted that the president personally pay to repair a ripped coat after one attack on March 6, 2021.
Then Commander was brought in to replace Major. Commander then started to bite people.
Again, neither the Bidens nor the White House seemed particularly concerned for the staff and brushed off questions.
It now turns out that the attacks increased but the press were not informed . . . again.
According to new internal USSS documents obtained by CNN, that does not even include additional incidents that were previously reported involving executive residence staff and other White House workers.
One June 2023 email even says that the Secret Service has had to change security procedures to deal with the vicious dog:
“The recent dog bites have challenged us to adjust our operational tactics when Commander is present – please give lots of room,” an unnamed assistant special agent in charge of USSS’ Presidential Protective Division wrote to their team in a June 2023 email, warning that agents “must be creative to ensure our own personal safety.”
The material obtained by CNN included a picture that shows how one shirt of an agent was torn up by the dog in one attack.
One Secret Service technician wrote in October 2022, that they were “worried about the family pets behavior escalating and that … something worse was going to happen to others.”
I have taught torts for three decades, including animal liability. In that time, I have never come across a case with such a long history of dog attacks from multiple animals in one family. There is no question that the Bidens would be strictly liable in these attacks, but have been allowed to escape such liability due to the fact that this is the official residence.
Under the common law, the Bidens could claim that Major and Commander were entitled to “one free bite.” They are well beyond that threshold.
The “one free bite rule” is a commonly misunderstood torts doctrine — suggesting that you are not subject to strict liability until after the first time your dog bites someone. In fact, you are subject to strict liability whenever you know or have reason to know of the vicious propensity of your animal. That can be satisfied by conduct such as frequent snapping or aggressive behavior.
However, even with Major, the Bidens failed to protect agents and others. Now they have shown the same failure with Commander.
Indeed, a family with this history of dog attacks (with successive pets) would face a highly skeptical, if not hostile, court in a tort action.
The Biden case is more analogous to the infamous case from San Francisco involving lawyers and dog owners Marjorie Knoller and Robert Noel. They were found both criminally and civilly liable after their two Presa Canario dogs killed apartment neighbor Diane Whipple. Various neighbors complained about the dogs. The dogs had not bitten anyone but were known to be aggressive. That was sufficient.
In one account involving Commander, an agent had to defend himself from the dog with a chair. That was after prior biting incidents. As many as ten people were either bitten or threatened by the dog.
In other words, the Bidens would likely be viewed as knowing the vicious propensity of Commander and subject to strict liability. They showed a pattern of knowledge and a lack of precautions not just with regard to this dog but all of their dogs.
For Secret Service agents, one could understand if they felt that they were high-priced chew toys for the Biden pets.
The record belies the claims of the First Family that they are heartbroken or deeply concerned for staff. They have used these agents like a captive staff who cannot readily complain or sue over their failure to control their dogs. It also raises questions of whether this family should have dogs. If there was just one dog, it could be discounted as a problem pet. The Bidens how have multiple dogs which developed the same vicious propensity.
If these attacks were litigated, I have little doubt that the Bidens would be held liable if they were an average family. Indeed, I would expect a court to seriously consider an order barring the possession of dogs in the future or requiring training classes not only for the dogs but for the Bidens.
Would be interesting to see a Presidential pup-cam like GW Bush did with his Scotty.
Let me ask one question: Does Joe Biden do anything well?
Border
Iran
Russia
Economy
Israel (weakening support instead of deepening friendship)
Military preparedness
Response to Houthis
Vax mandates
Student loans (contra to the Supreme Court)
Raising his two kids
Walking
Talking
“Does Joe Biden do anything well?”
Yes, he’s very good at Lying. It’s second nature to Joe
He’s also good at:
Beach time
Abusing his power
Turning his back on reporters’ questions
Telling tall tales, repeating lies, hoaxes
He’s good at weaponizing and politicizing
Retaliation, retribution, punishing, targeting his political enemies
Stealing classified documents out of secure SCIFs
He does ‘Being Above The Law’ very well
Breaking the law, doing what he wants, “the Supreme Court won’t stop ME”
Sniffing, getting handsy, with women and children, invading personal boundaries
Selling influence, selling out his country, cashing in on his life of public ‘service’
Being the Big Guy for sale in his Family shakedown and bribery operation
Plagiarism
Bald faced lying
Sinister laughing
Kicking, pulling tails, mistreating his dogs
“Never underestimate Joe’s ability to f—- up!”
Remember Biden’s phony-outrage over border agents on horseback?
“To see people treated like they did … people being strapped –- it’s outrageous,” the president said at the time before vowing: “I promise you, those people will pay.”
Politicizing, weaponizing, punishing, lying — things Biden is good at.
Oh and lawbreaking: Biden let those 15k unvetted Haitians into the country, now living off taxpayers
It would be sweet justice if the Secret Service officers could sue Joe Biden and say his words right back to him:
“To see our people treated like they did … people being bitten and attacked, dozens of times –- it’s outrageous,” the Secret Service spokesperson said before vowing: “I promise you, those Bidens will pay.”
Well, according to the Left, the mere act of barking constitutes actual violence.
Floyd, I believe the right term for your comment is touché.
“Commander is responsible for at least 24 attacks.”
The Biden administration is excellent at unrequited attacks.
See the Middle East.
Biden has had secret service protection for at least 16 years and one of the dogs from 2018, I doubt this started when he became president.
When the story first broke about President Biden insisting on swimming nude when female secret service agents were present, I was reminded of Charlie Rose and his very public firing from PBS and CBS. One of the charges against Rose that resulted in his termination was his habit of walking nude around his apartment where he frequently conducted business, including with female staff members. In many, if not most, jurisdictions, exhibitionism, such as that practiced by Rose and President Biden, is considered “sexual assault”. Is there any end to the list of illegal and immoral acts the Biden family is allowed to get away with?
Dogs are quite perceptive when it comes to good and bad, they may be sensing a bad environment in present company? Considering the amount of times this is reported that might be the problem? I’m sure there are a whole lot of Americans today who would probably feel like biting someone placed in that environment.
Or a case of demonic possession.
But the dog can’t keep an”top secret” diary!
My up bringing causes me to be very upset by all of this. Being raised on a working grain and livestock farm, dogs were working dogs. The rules were set in stone. One bite and the dog was put down. There was no taking, Just a literal walk behind the barn. When I was around 8, a neighbor came up the lane during morning chores. Talked to dad and then dad called over our beautiful full sized Collie. Got her up on the picnic table and dad and neighbor looked at her teeth. The neighbor left, and nothing was said. But when we got home from school, No dog. The neighbor thought he recognized our dog running his sheep, and a lamb was found dead that morning. Finding wool in her teeth was the proof.
Out daughters family got a dog during covid to replace their wiener dog of 15 years He was aggressive and they spent over$5000 with trainers. It did go after a neighbor girl that spent a fair amount of time with their family. It did break the skin, but it would not have mattered. They put down a dog they couldn’t trust.
That Biden is a lifelong swamp rat with a massive sense of entitlement is maddening to me.
The dogs must get presidential Immunity.
On the positive side, it appears the German police dogs are the only ones in residence who know what the Hell they’re doing in the White House.
I wonder if he offered to take a shower with the female agent?
antonio
https://www.usnews.com/news/blogs/washington-whispers/2014/08/01/biden-swims-naked-upsetting-female-secret-service-agents-book-claims
And it is my understanding that Joe likes to take showers with his daughter Ashley and she was creeped out by it (as she should have been). Normal people are repulsed by such things.
I am just waiting for some s@@tlib to call me a ‘nazi’ or other slur for being ‘judgemental’. After all, love is love, right?
antonio
The Biden’s lie about so much, so often, no one pays any attention. And the media simply ignores and covers-up for them. Their veracity is non-existent except to thos people who are still religiously obsessed with MSNBC or CNN.
There are muzzles and trainers. The dogs are another example of irresponsible owners not neccesarly bad dogs. Unfortunatly, like the Secrete Service, an entire Nation and is bitten daily by the same sick West Wing attitude.
Shoot the dam things!
You mean the Bidens right?
Mr. President! Mr. President! Your dogs are attacking staff and guests!
Huh? Who’s stacking my chest?
No. No. Your dogs! Dogs biting staff!
Huh? Half Mast? Someone die? Not me! Lol!
No! Mr. President! Mr. President! People are being bitten and injured by your dogs!
Wha? We don’t have hogs. Sausage and hogs. You kidding me. I’ll fight you right here. Secret Service!! Get my dogs You idiots. I’ll show em
Precedent has been set. These people have a huge class action civil case. I’m thinking $600-$700 million.
This reminds me of a story from my youth. While visiting my grandmother, I was bitten by her wild-eyed, half coyote as I tried to go to the bathroom at night. When I told her about it in the morning, she said asked if there was any blood and said, it’s not a bite unless there is blood. Should the Biden’s ever be charged, they will do well to have jurists like my dear grandmother 🙂
I agree with your grandmother, who seems to understand dogs’ behavior better than tort lawyers. Generally, we expect too much from dogs in terms of what they have to tolerate from us. Most bites happen because people act stupid. Once someone walked up to me and wanted to pet my dog. I interrupted her and told her not to touch the dog as he was in training. She turned angry and instead and claimed that she should be able to pet my dog if she wanted to, and the dog should accept the petting. So, I asked her if it would be okay if I were to touch her head and pet her butt without permission…… No biting here. I had rescued another dog years ago who did bite someone when being walked by a friend. The victim went to the police. Turned out, she had run up to the dog (3 feet away) raised both her arms high in the air, screamed what a nice puppy! (dog was 2 years old and 85 pounds), and got bitten. From the dog’s perspective, her actions displayed aggression and raising your hands like that seemed like an upcoming attack. The dog reacted according to her instincts. Because we never seem to take the dog’s perspective in to account when judging their behavior, I don’t think dogs, generally, receive fair judgment when there is a biting incident, and the 0ne Bite rule is to the disadvantage of dogs. A dog may be justified. And often the biting is the result of stupid, unthoughtful human behavior.
But not always of course. Sheppards tend to nip at the ankles of people because of their herding instincts. We may understand that but not like it, so whenever a puppy displayed this nipping behavior, it needs to be corrected and taught not to do this.
I have some experience with rescue dogs, and the problem is often that you don’t know much about their background. They may have been mistreated which may explain some aggressive behavior. If you cannot handle this and don’t know how to assess a dog’s behavior and correct it, don’t take a rescue dog. The Biden’s German Sheppard is, I understand, a rescue. Commander and Major are not nipping (see the photo of the shirt) and the Bidens seem to have no control over the dogs. Because no corrective action was taken after the first (serious) bite, the behavior only gets worse. I cannot asses whether there is still a possibility to change the dogs’ behavior (the Bidens should hire Cesar Milan), but taking them behind the barn (Joe’s favorite way of dealing with opponents) may become inevitable, unless muzzling and strict supervision is still possible.
Sadly, the Bidens’ inaction as to addressing the problem, makes it only worse (which seem standard outcome of whatever Joe does), and the dogs will then pay the price.
Dutch, frequently, what is perceived as a bite is a grab of an arm or hand that, when pulled quickly, causes scratching and sometimes bleeding. If a dog does that, the dog requires careful watching, where the owner has total control.
If the dog grabs it, it is the owner’s fault unless someone enters the controlled area in a way the owner could not possibly control.
In the case of the Bidens, shoot the Bidens, not the dogs. The dog reflects the pernicious attitude of its owners, the Bidens, and needs to be retrained.
The Secret Service agents are just “little people”. They are not major donors to the Democratic Party. They don’t publish newspapers. They don’t have television shows or make movies. They are not “Presidential historians”. So, bite away, my dear poochies! We’ll have a good laugh later.
The Bidens pose a national security risk. Through their defiance. the SS are unable to protect the First Family which is a grave breach of national security laws. They should be arrested and fined at least $700,000,000
Boy Howdy, nothing like getting away with everything when you are a Biden in DC! This is really nuts.