When the complete history of Donald Trump’s return to power from political exile is written, one of the most important players in the four-year drama that began with his 2020 election loss to Joe Biden and ended with his defeat of Biden’s handpicked successor may be a recalcitrant German Shepherd.
On November 28, 2020, then-President-elect Biden injured himself while playing with his dog, Major, at his Delaware home. According to statements issued to the press pool traveling with him at the time, Biden was taken for a CT scan that showed hairline fractures in his foot, an injury that required the use of a walking boot.