White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said she was 'not nervous' around president's dog Commander after reports emerged of a further biting incident.It comes as Commander, the Biden family's dog has been moved out of the White House after a series of biting incidents.Last week, Commander reportedly bit a Secret Service agent who required medical treatment.Reuters
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00:00 As someone who spends a fair amount of time in the Oval Office with the President,
00:04 did you ever have a troubling encounter with Commander?
00:07 No, not at all.
00:07 So he never nipped you?
00:10 No.
00:10 Were you ever wary of being around him because of the biting incidents that you had heard about?
00:15 Absolutely not. And I've seen Commander many times. I was never worried
00:19 and I've never been bit by Commander.
00:20 Have any of the members of your staff?
00:23 What I can say, I don't have numbers of any incidents with Commander. I do want to lay out
00:33 something that my colleague, Elizabeth Alexander, over at the First Lady's office, who's our
00:38 Communications Director, and just to be clear here, and we want to make sure that folks understand,
00:45 just in case you guys didn't see her statement here, and it goes as follows.
00:50 "The President and the First Lady care deeply about the safety of those who work at the White
00:54 House and those who protect them every day. They remain grateful for the patience and support of
00:58 the U.S. Secret Service and all involved as they continue to work through solution. Commander is
01:04 not presently on the White House campus and while next steps are evaluated."
01:10 That was a statement that came out from the First Lady's office,
01:13 and so I will certainly leave it there. But no, as it relates to me, I was never weary
01:19 of Commander. I've seen him many, many times, and so I can only speak for myself, though,
01:24 and I can't speak to anything else outside of that.
01:27 I'm surprised. I've been bitten by a dog. If there was a dog that had bitten 11 or 12 other people,
01:33 I'd be a little nervous around that dog. Why weren't you?
01:36 I mean, I'm not sure why this has to do anything with me. I was just not nervous at all. So that
01:46 is not a concern for me. That is not something that I can't speak to anything else outside of
01:51 what you have heard from the First Lady's office, and so I'll just leave it there.