One of the President Biden’s dogs Major, has sustained a “minor” injury to someone in the White House, White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Monday. Both dogs, Major and Champ, are heading to Delaware for a “previously planned” trip that will be hosted by family friends, while First Lady Jill Biden will travel to military bases this week and return to the White House soon.
“Champ and Major, the dogs of the president and first lady, members of the family, are still getting used to their new environment and new people,” Psaki said at Tuesday’s press conference. And on Monday, the younger dog of the first family, Major, was surprised by an unknown person and reacted in a manner that resulted in a minor injury to the person, which was handled by the White House medical department, without further treatment. was needed. The dogs had previously been scheduled to be cared for by family friends in Delaware during Dr. Biden to military bases this week, she’s on a three-day trip this week, and the dogs will be returning to the White House soon. “
Psaki has not disclosed who sustained Major’s minor injury. Major, a German Shepherd rescue dog, was adopted by the Bidens in 2018
CNN first reported on Monday that Major had bitten a White House security officer. Psaki did not say whether the dog had bitten anyone.
The dogs are the first to reside in the White House since the Obama years, as former President Trump did not have a dog.