House Education and Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) is looking into workplace safety conditions at the White House after reports emerged that President Biden’s dog, Commander, had bitten multiple staff members at the executive residence.
There have been 12 documented biting incidents involving 2-year-old German shepherds since 2021, Foxx noted in a letter sent to the 80-year-old president and Acting Secretary of Labor Julie Su on Wednesday, which questioned whether Occupational Safety and Health. Act standards are being met in the White House.
“The White House has a responsibility to lead by example to ensure workplace safety and health for its employees,” Foxx wrote. “Unfortunately, it has recently come to our attention that it has failed to uphold this responsibility.”
The commander has reportedly bitten people at the White House 12 times since 2021. Foxx (R-NC) called for the White House and Labor Department to release records of workplace injuries at the Executive Mansion.Xinhua/Shutterstock
“I am writing to ensure that the White House maintains compliance with OSHA’s standards and guidance and does so to the same degree that the federal government expects of private entities,” the lawmaker added.
Foxx argued that recent reports on the Commander’s biting tendencies show that “occupational hazards abound in the White House.”
“The White House should not accept a ‘rules for you, but not for me’ attitude when it comes to workplace safety,” Foxx wrote, demanding information related to workplace accidents and injuries at the White House so Congress can “ensure the White House meets private sector expectations.”
As of last week, the Commander no longer lives in the White House, amid complaints about the dog’s behavior.
The commander was removed from the White House last week. AFP via Getty Images
Eleven of the dog bites reportedly involved members of Biden’s Secret Service staff.
“We are beyond worrying about trust being broken. We have to speak up,” a source familiar with the president’s Secret Service details told CNN last week.
A Secret Service supervisor reportedly warned agents that Commander had bitten staff in a large number of incidents over the summer, the source said, describing the job as “hostile” and “dangerous.”
Agents use their radios to alert each other when the Commander is out and warn their colleagues to avoid certain areas or entrances where he is, according to the source.
Commander is the second Biden dog to be kicked out of the White House.
The president’s older dog Major, also a German shepherd, was previously euthanized for similar misbehavior.
The Commander was gifted to the first family on the same day the Major was given to a family friend after biting several members of the Secret Service in 2021.
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