President Biden Says Major’s Bite Was Protective, Being Trained

President Biden isn’t throwing his youngest German Shepherd to the wolves over his White House biting incident — in fact, he’s adding context that makes the pup sound like a good protector.

The Prez sat with ABC for an interview that aired Wednesday morning, and George Stephanopoulos dropped a hard-hitting question — is 3-year-old Major out of the dog house yet??? Yep, it got a chuckle out of Joe as well.

The answer … yes, he is, according to his owner. Biden explained the circumstances of how Major came to nip at someone — and it sounds like someone the First Dog wasn’t familiar with made one too many quick movements.

President Biden also clarified another important detail … Major’s bite didn’t break the skin.

Remember, Major AND Champ were both sent back home to Delaware after the dustup — but Biden clears that up too, saying they weren’t necessarily being banished without their parents to care for them. Watch … sounds like the First Lady wasn’t too far behind them in the transfer.

Fact is, Major, and his older bro Champ, are making a tough transition. Life in the White House can be stressful — even for dogs. One of their trainers was on TMZ Live, breaking down the challenges of getting them ready for life in D.C.