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Dad of Marine Killed in Afghanistan Charged After Heckling Biden During SOTU

‘ABBEY GATE!’

Steve Nikoui, 51, was removed from the chamber by U.S. Capitol Police when he began shouting during the address.

Dan Ladden-Hall
Dan Ladden-Hall 

Breaking News Editor

Steve Nikoui heckles President Joe Biden as he delivered his State of the Union address, shouting “Abbey Gate” in reference to the place where his U.S. Marine son, Lance Corporal Kareem Nikoui, was killed in Afghanistan in 2021.
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Dan Ladden-Hall

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