WASHINGTON, DC, March 8, 2024 (Bee News Daily) — A deceased father of a Marine who was killed during the Biden’s administration haphazard 2021 evacuation of Afghanistan cost 13 soldiers their lives including Marine Cpl. Kareem Nikoui was arrested at the State of the Union. Steve Nikoui, was arrested after he screamed “Abbey Gate” and “UNITED STATES MARINES” as President Joe Biden gave his State of the Union speech.
Nikoui seemed to yell “Marines” and “Abbey Gate,” referring to the site of a terrorist attack where Lance Corporal Kareem Nikoui and 12 other American troops died as the U.S. military pulled out of Kabul.
TV footage captured the elder Nikoui’s outburst that caught the attention of Biden as the president talked about America being safer under his leadership. Nikoui is then shown being escorted out of the gallery.
Nikoui was charged with a misdemeanor for Crowding, Obstructing, or Incommoding, ABC News reported. Capitol Police said it had warned Nikoui to stop before taking action.
“This is a routine charge on Capitol Hill. People who illegally demonstrate/disrupt Congress typically are released after they pay a $50 fine, so the misdemeanor charge is resolved without going to court,” officers wrote, per The New York Times.
Videos on social media puportedly show Nikoui, who was a guest of Rep. Brian Mast (R-Fla.), out and about after the arrest.
Gold Star families have accused Biden of ignoring the loss of their loved ones in Afghanistan, Politico reported, and the president has been reluctant to offer consolation because his “poll numbers took a nosedive after the swift fall of Kabul.”
“Biden turned his back on him,” Nikoui told The Daily Beast in 2021.
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