Steven Nikoy, the father of the Gold Star star who was arrested during President Joe Biden’s 2024 State of the Union address, said in an interview published Wednesday that Biden “never” contacted him. told Tucker Carlson.
Mr. Nikoy was arrested after he stood up from his seat during Mr. Biden’s speech and shouted, “Don’t forget Abbey Gate!” US Marines! ” about the Democratic president’s infamous withdrawal from Afghanistan. Nikoi’s son, Marine Lance Corporal. Kareem Nikoi was one of 13 U.S. service members killed in a suicide bombing during the chaotic evacuation from Kabul.
Carlson learned that the Biden administration had “never” contacted Nikoi since the Gold Star father received his late son’s remains in Dover. (Related article: ‘I felt a little dirty’: Tucker Carlson explains why he ‘went after’ Chris Cuomo)
“In the meantime, how much time did you spend receiving your son’s remains in Dover and staying in a Motel Six with human feces plastered on the walls? Between that and this State of the Union earlier this month, what happened with Biden or the White House?” Did you have any contact with him?” Carlson asked.
“Never,” Nikoi answered. “We’ve never had any contact with the White House or Biden. And we’ve had contact, or we’ve had contact with McCall and a few people, some family members, maybe even had a roundtable with them. Open up and see what they were thinking, troublesome or whatever, with our children. Yes, there was something, but they refused. Honestly. I mean, I don’t know why they hate us so much. I don’t understand. I mean.”
“Because you are a living reminder of their failures,” Carlson told Nikoui.
Episode 85 Steve Nikoy is a carpenter from California whose son was killed during Biden’s withdrawal from Afghanistan. Joe Biden won’t say his name, so Steve Nikoy said it during the State of the Union address. He was immediately arrested for that. pic.twitter.com/RjlK5cEo9z
— Tucker Carlson (@TuckerCarlson) March 27, 2024
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia dropped the charges against Nikoui on March 19, about two weeks after he was escorted from the Capitol for heckling Biden on March 7.
