He was arrested on the misdemeanor charge of Crowding, Obstructing, or Incommoding
Gold Star father arrested for protesting Biden during SOTU
Senior congressional candidate Chad Pergram reports the latest on disruptions during Biden's State of the Union.
A Gold Star father who shouted out criticisms at President Biden during the State of the Union address has been arrested.
Steve Nikoui, 51, is the father of a U.S. marine who was killed during the botched withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021.
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This is Biden’s last State of the Union address before the general election this coming November. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)
Nikoui was escorted out of the House Galleries during Biden's speech after he stood up and began yelling "Abbey Gate" repeatedly.
The heckling was a reference to an attack at the Abbey Gate of Hamid Karzai International Airport in Afghanistan that occurred during the military's withdrawal from the country.
President Joe Biden delivered his State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, March 7, 2024. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
The surprise attack killed 13 U.S. service members and injured at least 170 civilians.
Nikoui was confronted by security during his outburst and demanded to stop but he refused. He was removed from the House Galleries and arrested by Capitol police on the misdemeanor charge of Crowding, Obstructing or Incommoding.
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