WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) – There is important breaking news: President Joe Biden’s wayward puppy is no longer in the dog house.
Biden, in an interview that aired on Wednesday, said his dog Major, who had been involved in a bite incident at the White House, was “a sweet dog”. He explained the bite by saying that the dog had “turned a corner, there are two people he doesn’t know, you know, and they move and move to protect”.
Biden added that “85% of the people there love him”. Major, a 3-year-old rescue dog, and Champ, 12, were transferred to the Bidens’ home in Delaware after the incident, but the president said they would return to the White House.
The president said “the dog is being trained now” in Delaware, but he contested the idea that the puppy was sent away after the incident. He said the dogs went to Wilmington because the first couple would be out of town.
“He was going home,” said Biden. “I didn’t ban you home. Jill would be gone for four days. I was going to be gone for two years, so we took him home. “
Dogs are the first pets to call the White House home since President Barack Obama left in early 2017 with his puppies Bo and Sunny. President Donald Trump had no pets.