Shall I unleash Commander on YOU? Karine Jean-Pierre asks press if they want to meet Biden’s banished German Shepherd as she refuses to say where he’s been sent after 12 biting incidents

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre pointedly asked reporters whether she should bring the president’s dog to the briefing room after being pressed about a series of biting incidents involving the animal.

She asked a series of questions about the president’s German shepherd, Commander, who she confirmed was no longer on White House grounds after reports of injured Secret Service agents and officials fearing contact with the animal.

“Do you want me to take the dog to the briefing room? That would be fun,” she joked, after a reporter suggested she bring in the commander to answer questions about some of her own distractions. This came after Jean-Pierre scrupulously adhered to an official statement and, when asked, could not answer where the dog currently lives.

“Is that safe?” shouted one writer when asked if he would share the room with the now banished animal.

It came after DailyMail.com published exclusive photos showing the dog biting the Chief Inspector of White House grounds on September 13. The White House said in response that the commander was “playful and there was no bite, no pressure of teeth on his skin.” , no mark – just some dog drool.”

Her tongue-in-cheek threat against sic Commander in the media came after Jean-Pierre said she never worried about her safety when around the animal, although she did not say to what extent she was aware of bite problems.

‘I’ve seen Commander many times. I never worried. And I’ve never been bitten by Commander,” she said.

“As for me, I’ve never been tired of Commander. I’ve seen him many, many times. And so I can only speak for myself, and beyond that I can’t speak to anything else,” she added.

A photo obtained exclusively by DailyMail.com shows Commander biting another White House staffer last month

On Monday, White House staffers blamed the commander’s biting problems on unfriendly expressions from Secret Service agents, saying the First Dog is usually friendly.

Dale Haney Haney is now the Superintendent of the White House Grounds after being hired as a groundskeeper in 1972. He is seen as a walking commander on the south grounds of the White House in August 2022.

Commander is no longer on campus after Biden’s older dog, Major moved to a new home after biting incidents. He now lives in Delaware with family friends

One reporter said she herself would be nervous if there was a dog that had bitten eleven or twelve people, as the commander was alleged to have done by Secret Service agents. catalogued in emails.

“I’m not sure what this has to do with me,” Jean-Pierre said.

‘I just wasn’t nervous. So that wasn’t a problem for me,” she said.

“I can’t speak to anything other than what you heard from the First Lady’s office, so I’ll leave it at that,” she said.

When asked if her staffers had been bitten, she did not use specific language. “I don’t have any numbers of, you know, exact numbers of any incidents with the commander,” she said.

Jean-Pierre faced persistent questions about the fate of the president’s German shepherd, Commander, during her first public briefing since it became known the animal was no longer on White House grounds.

She gave little — refusing to say where the animal was being housed, instead reading a prepared statement that did not say when the animal was moved or specifically what prompted it.

On Wednesday, two sources told CNN that there had been many more biting incidents than officially reported.

“The President and the First Lady care deeply about the safety of those who work in the White House and those who protect them every day,” Elizabeth Alexander, the first lady’s communications director, said in a statement that also quoted Jean-Pierre.

“They remain grateful for the patience and support of the U.S. Secret Service and everyone involved as they continue to work toward solutions.

“The commander is currently away from the White House campus while next steps are evaluated.