Gold Star Father Whose Son Was Killed During Biden’s Withdrawal from Afghanistan Arrested During SOTU

A Gold Star father whose son was killed during President Joe Biden's withdrawal from Afghanistan was arrested for shouting during the State of the Union address on Thursday.

Steve Nikoui, father of the late Lance Corporal Kareem Nikoui, shouted "Abbey Gate" and "13 Marines" as Biden spoke.

Joe Biden gets heckled by Gold Star Father Steve Nikoui.

His son, Lance Col. Kareem Nikoui, was killed by a terrorist suicide bomber during Joe Biden’s disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan. pic.twitter.com/3BGGNguO6c

— Townhall.com (@townhallcom) March 8, 2024

Abbey Gate was the location where a suicide bomber killed his son and 12 other Marines.

Was just told that STEVE NIKOUI WAS ARRESTED for simply saying Abbey Gate, where his son was killed due to Biden’s Afghanistan withdrawal

What the FUCK https://t.co/uFz2GYRgOV

— Matthew Foldi (@MatthewFoldi) March 8, 2024

The father has long requested that Biden honor the fallen Marines with a Rose Garden ceremony. They have also been fighting with the administration to retrieve their children's belongings — including SIM cards that may provide them with more answers.

The Spectator reported in September, "These Gold Star families have been fighting with the Biden administration to get items as simple as their children’s SIM cards, which makes all the more notable Trump’s pledge to them that he would 'help us get the answers that we are fighting so hard to find out, and particularly releasing all the footage that has been buried, and/or suppressed, and/or destroyed by this current administration' all the more notable."

BREAKING: Steve Nikoui was arrested and just charged with a misdemeanor for interrupting Biden tonight

His son was kiIIed at Abbey Gate during Joe Biden's withdrawal from Kabul

He was yelling: "Abbey Gate!" pic.twitter.com/W1oVEXwOFe

— End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) March 8, 2024

Steve Nikoui was reportedly charged with a misdemeanor over the disruption.

The names of the thirteen Marines are as follows:

Sgt. Johanny Rosario Pichardo, 25
Sgt. Nicole L. Gee, 23
Staff Sgt. Darin T. Hoover, 31
Cpl. Hunter Lopez, 22
Cpl. Daegan W. Page, 23
Cpl. Humberto A. Sanchez, 22
Lance Cpl. David L. Espinoza, 20
Lance Cpl. Jared M. Schmitz, 20
Lance Cpl. Rylee J. McCollum, 20
Lance Cpl. Dylan R. Merola, 20
Lance Cpl. Kareem M. Nikoui, 20
Navy Corpsman Maxton W. Soviak, 22
Staff Sgt. Ryan C. Knauss, 23