Gold Star Dad Who Interrupted State of the Union Explains Why He Did It

Published on March 15, 2024

President Joe Biden had been talking for about an hour when Steven Nikoui began feeling like he was sitting in the Colosseum in the movie “Gladiator” rather than at a State of the Union address. “They’re all sitting in the stands and they’re looking at the beast down there and they’re getting amused. And I felt that. I rationalized it like that and I was a little sickened,” Mr. Nikou said. “These people … they wouldn’t even have any of this if it wasn’t for someone like my kid or … any of the others.” He had hoped this would be the day that President Biden would say his son’s name, Kareem....

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