Senator-elect Jim Justice's team clarifies report claiming famous pooch Babydog banned from Senate floor
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Senator-elect Jim Justice's office has clarified reports that his famous pooch Babydog was banned from the Senate floor, saying Justice never intended to bring the dog onto the floor.
In their reporting, Axios claimed that Justice asked if he could bring his pup on the Senate floor. Jasmine is a writer at Fox News Digital and a military spouse based in New Orleans. Stories can be sent to jasmine.baehr@fox.com
Justice's office clarified in an email that "the Senator-Elect has never had any intention of asking about or attempting to bring Baby Dog to the floor of the Senate."The confusion began over a well-meaning joke overheard during Tuesday's Senate orientation between Senators-elect touring the Capitol grounds.
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