‘Abbey Gate’: Father of Slain Marine Arrested for Yelling During Biden’s SOTU Address

Published on March 8, 2024

Steve Nikoui, the father of the late Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Kareem Nikoui was arrested on Thursday for disrupting President Joe Biden’s third State of the Union address. The 51-year-old Gold Star father was charged with misdemeanor protest of “crowding, obstructing, or incommoding” after violating D.C. Code, U.S. Capitol Police (USCP) said in a statement obtained by The Hill. “Our officers warned him to stop and when he did not, the man was removed from the House Galleries,” USCP said, adding that “disrupting the Congress and demonstrating in the congressional buildings is illegal.” Mr. Nikoui had been heard shouting “Abbey Gate” and “United States Marines” from the balcony of the House chamber as President Biden spoke about foreign policy, claiming America is “safer today” than when he took office in January 2021....

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