Washington, D.C., Attorney General Brian Schwalb dropped charges against Steve Nikoui, a Gold Star father who was arrested for disrupting President Joe Biden&#8217;s State of the Union Address, after a significant backlash, Fox News <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/us/dc-attorney-general-drops-charges-against-steve-nikoui-disruption-congress-during-sotu-speech">reported</a> Tuesday.
Both the Speaker&#8217;s Office and the D.C. AG&#8217;s office confirmed to Fox News that the charges had been dropped. The AG&#8217;s office told the outlet that its decision to not move forward with the charges was typical when dealing with protesters.
Nikoui was detained after he shouted &#8220;Abbey Gate! Kareem Nikoui! Second Battalion, First Marines!&#8221; as Biden spoke about murder rates in his annual address. Authorities led Nikoui from the chamber and <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/arrested-gold-star-dad-doesnt-regret-sotu-outburst-dont-think-i-dishonored-my-son">charged him</a> with a misdemeanor for “crowding, obstructing, or incommoding” during a protest — a charge that carries a fine of up to $500 and 90 days in prison.
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The guy who heckled Biden from the upper seating area shouted &#8220;United States Marines;&#8221; perhaps in reference to the 13 Marines the President killed with his disastrous Afghanistan withdrawal. <a href="https://t.co/n3OPgvVdtZ">pic.twitter.com/n3OPgvVdtZ</a>
— Nicholas Fondacaro (@NickFondacaro) <a href="https://twitter.com/NickFondacaro/status/1765941809077788971?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 8, 2024</a></blockquote>
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Nikoui&#8217;s son Kareem was one of 13 members of the U.S. military <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/21/us/california-mother-loses-two-sons/index.html">killed</a> in a suicide bombing at the Kabul airport during the Biden administration&#8217;s disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021. At least 170 civilians were also killed in that attack.
“I don’t think I disrespected anyone,” Nikoui said in an interview with Morning Wire. “I don’t think I dishonored my son.”
Nikoui blames the Biden administration for his son’s death, explaining that, “They were told to leave 2,500 troops there. 2,000 troops could have manned Bagram and then 500 extra to help. And that was in place in the agreement. But [Biden] took it to something like 136 troops. If they would have followed Trump’s agreement, my son would be alive.”
Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) <a href="https://issa.house.gov/media/press-releases/issa-calls-capitol-police-drop-all-charges-against-gold-star-parent" target="_blank" rel="noopener">sent a letter</a> to Capitol Police Chief J. Thomas Manger on Monday arguing that the charges against him should be dropped.
“Mr. Nikoui’s arrest for emotionally expressing his grief and seeking acknowledgment for his son’s sacrifice during the State of the Union – where he called out, ‘Abbey Gate! Kareem Nikoui! Second Battalion, First Marines!’ – highlighted a profound disconnect between the sacrifices made by our service members and the recognition they deserve,” Issa <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/arrested-gold-star-dad-doesnt-regret-sotu-outburst-dont-think-i-dishonored-my-son">said</a>.
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“Though he interrupted the event, what Mr. Nikoui voiced out loud was a cry for the acknowledgment of the loss endured by the families of the 13 who made the ultimate sacrifice for their country,” he added.
Daniel Chaitin contributed to this report.

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Charges against a Gold Star father <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/man-removed-from-sotu-for-shouting-united-states-marines-at-biden" target="_blank" rel="noopener">arrested for disrupting</a> President Joe Biden&#8217;s State of the Union address this month should be dropped, according to a House Republican.
Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) <a href="https://issa.house.gov/media/press-releases/issa-calls-capitol-police-drop-all-charges-against-gold-star-parent" target="_blank" rel="noopener">sent a letter</a> to Capitol Police Chief J. Thomas Manger on Monday offering a defense of Steve Nikoui speaking out for his late son Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Kareem Nikoui, who was one of the 13 U.S. service members killed in the 2021 Kabul airport attack.
&#8220;Mr. Nikoui&#8217;s arrest for emotionally expressing his grief and seeking acknowledgment for his son&#8217;s sacrifice during the State of the Union – where he called out, &#8216;Abbey Gate! Kareem Nikoui! Second Battalion, First Marines!&#8217; – highlighted a profound disconnect between the sacrifices made by our service members and the recognition they deserve,&#8221; Issa said.
&#8220;Though he interrupted the event, what Mr. Nikoui voiced out loud was a cry for the acknowledgment of the loss endured by the families of the 13 who made the ultimate sacrifice for their country,&#8221; he added.
The elder Nikoui, who was a <a href="https://twitter.com/RepBrianMast/status/1765982360913215535" target="_blank" rel="noopener">guest</a> of Rep. Brian Mast (R-FL), shouted as Biden spoke about murder rates during his address to a joint session of Congress at the U.S. Capitol, causing the president to momentarily pause.
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The guy who heckled Biden from the upper seating area shouted &quot;United States Marines;&quot; perhaps in reference to the 13 Marines the President killed with his disastrous Afghanistan withdrawal. <a href="https://t.co/n3OPgvVdtZ">pic.twitter.com/n3OPgvVdtZ</a>
&mdash; Nicholas Fondacaro (@NickFondacaro) <a href="https://twitter.com/NickFondacaro/status/1765941809077788971?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 8, 2024</a></blockquote>
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After leaving the chamber at the order of law enforcement, Nikoui was briefly <a href="https://twitter.com/MatthewFoldi/status/1765975558121205917" target="_blank" rel="noopener">detained</a> and charged with a misdemeanor for “crowding, obstructing, or incommoding” during a protest — a charge that carries a fine of up to $500 and 90 days in prison, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/arrested-gold-star-dad-doesnt-regret-sotu-outburst-dont-think-i-dishonored-my-son" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Daily Wire</a> previously reported.
Nikoui said in an interview for the <a href="https://twitter.com/megbasham/status/1767182264213852284" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Morning Wire podcast</a> that he blames the Biden administration for his son&#8217;s death that happened as U.S. troops were being hastily withdrawn from Afghanistan and indicated that he does not regret speaking up during Biden&#8217;s speech.
&#8220;I don’t think I disrespected anyone,” Nikoui said. “I don’t think I dishonored my son.&#8221;
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Issa said he had the &#8220;honor&#8221; of getting to know Nikoui over the past year and held a <a href="https://issa.house.gov/media/press-releases/issa-holds-first-ever-congressional-forum-gold-star-families-13-servicemembers" target="_blank" rel="noopener">public forum</a> in August that included an impact statement from Nikoui and others. The congressman also noted that the Nikoui family suffered another loss a year after the airport bombing &#8220;when Kareem&#8217;s grieving brother took his own life.&#8221;
Steve Nikoui is a &#8220;man of kindness and integrity,&#8221; said Issa, adding that his &#8220;actions are driven by an unwavering love of country and a deep commitment to honoring the memory and sacrifices of his son and the other fallen heroes of the Abbey Gate.&#8221;
The letter, which was first <a href="https://townhall.com/tipsheet/matthew-foldi/2024/03/19/issa-nikoui-letter-n2636695" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a> by Townhall, ended with Issa urging Manger to drop the charges against the elder Nikoui.
&#8220;I implore you to review this situation carefully, taking into consideration his profound loss, the context of his actions, and the apparently disproportionate punishment sought for him — but not for others who have similarly disrupted the State of the Union address,&#8221; Issa said. &#8220;I am confident you will find him to be an upstanding citizen filled with love for his nation, integrity, and honor.&#8221;
He added, &#8220;You have the authority not to proceed in this matter. I hope you will decide to drop the charges against Mr. Nikoui.&#8221;

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Steve Nikoui, the Gold Star father <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/man-removed-from-sotu-for-shouting-united-states-marines-at-biden" target="_blank" rel="noopener">arrested Thursday night</a> for disrupting President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address, tells The Daily Wire his only goal was to get Biden to acknowledge his son and 12 other service members who were killed during the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan.
Nikoui said he struggled with the decision over whether or not to even attend the speech as a guest of Rep. Brian Mast (R-FL), who had invited him because Nikoui’s son, U.S. Marine Kareem Nikoui, was one of thirteen troops killed when a terrorist set off a bomb at Abbey Gate in Afghanistan’s Hamid Karzai International Airport.
“It was an awkward dynamic,” he says of his attendance at the speech. “I wanted to go, but I also didn&#8217;t want to go. And when I was there, seeing the theatrics, the circus … it just got to me.” 
LISTEN: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/podcasts/morning-wire/biden-s-apology-fallout-gold-star-dad-arrested-3-11-24">A Gold Star Father Is Arrested After Disrupting The State Of The Union Address</a>
So when the president said Thursday that “America is safer today than when I took office,” Nikoui recalled thinking, “Do you remember that my kid was not safe?” And that’s when he stood and shouted his son’s name and asked the president, “Do you remember Abbey Gate? U.S Marines?”
He then peacefully exited at the order of Capitol police. Once outside the chamber, the grieving father was placed in handcuffs and charged with a misdemeanor for “crowding, obstructing, or incommoding&#8221; during a protest — a charge that carries a fine of up to $500 and 90 days in prison. 
In a conversation that lasted more than an hour on Zoom, Nikoui presents himself as a typical dad on a typical weekend. He has no talking points or artful phrases, and he frequently digresses and loses himself in a memory before returning to an initial train of thought. He says he surprised himself as much as anyone when he found himself on his feet, interjecting from the balcony during the president’s speech.
Nikoui tells The Daily Wire he has the highest respect for the office of the presidency. But he was deeply offended during the 2022 State of the Union address when Biden brought up Afghanistan and, instead of honoring the sacrifices of the 13 KIA service members, immediately pivoted to talking about his own son, Beau, and climate change.
“I remember I watched for like 56 minutes,” he recalls, his voice cracking a bit with emotion. “And then finally [Biden] brings up Afghanistan. But he never said my kid&#8217;s name, you know? I didn’t even need him to say he made a mistake or take blame. I just wanted him to say, ‘The United States will never forget the brave service of Staff Sergeant Taylor Hoover…’ and then go on down the list of the other 12. Just say, ‘We will never forget.’ That’s all he had to do. But he didn&#8217;t do that. Instead, he beelined for, ‘My son Beau died of cancer, and that&#8217;s why I think the existential threat to our military is the burning of diesel fuel in burning pits. Because I think that&#8217;s how Beau got his cancer.’ I just started crying.”
Nikoui has often since wondered why those closest to Biden — his wife and his other son, Hunter Biden — haven’t encouraged him to show more honor to parents who have lost their children in Afghanistan: “Why isn’t his wife isn&#8217;t saying, ‘Honey, you lost your own son when he was in the military. Say their names?&#8217; Why isn&#8217;t Hunter saying that?” 
His arrest has shocked people on both sides of the aisle, including Democratic Congressman Dean Phillips (MN). “As a Gold Star Son myself, I can only imagine the pain he has felt since losing his son in Afghanistan,” Phillips <a href="https://x.com/deanbphillips/status/1766139911839568365?s=20">posted</a> on X. “No one should interrupt a State of the Union Address, but if Marjorie Taylor Greene wasn’t arrested for her outbursts, why should he [be]?”
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Nikoui blames the Biden administration for his son’s death. 
“They were told to leave 2,500 troops there. 2,000 troops could have manned Bagram and then 500 extra to help. And that was in place in the agreement,” he explained, referencing a withdrawal agreement made by former President Donald Trump. “But [Biden] took it to something like 136 troops. If they would have followed Trump’s agreement, my son would be alive.”
“That&#8217;s what America doesn&#8217;t know,” Nikoui said. &#8220;That [Biden] actually didn&#8217;t follow the agreement.”
At a number of points during a lengthy conversation on Zoom, Nikoui pauses, however, to explain how important his Christian faith is to him, and how it compels him to forgive. 
“Even if Biden is the man who I believe killed my kid, for lack of a better phrase, my religion commands me that I have to forgive him,” he says. 
But still, he would like to see the administration held accountable for what he believes were serious errors in judgment that left U.S. troops in Afghanistan vulnerable. And for that reason, no matter what happens with his misdemeanor charge, he doesn’t regret speaking up.
“I don&#8217;t think I disrespected anyone,” he tells me before taking a deep breath, struggling to speak without breaking down. “I don&#8217;t think I dishonored my son.”

Arrested Gold Star Dad Doesn’t Regret SOTU Outburst: ‘Don’t Think I Dishonored My Son.’

A CNN <a href="https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/24466106-cnn-2024-sotu-reaction-poll" target="_blank" rel="noopener">survey</a> examining President Joe Biden&#8217;s State of the Union address contains warning signs for the commander-in-chief.
The White House <a href="https://twitter.com/WHCommsDir/status/1766121857659367827" target="_blank" rel="noopener">touted</a> the top-line finding that up to 65% of respondents had a net positive overall reaction to the speech. Allies also pointed to a <a href="https://twitter.com/SawyerHackett/status/1766078115476861150" target="_blank" rel="noopener">17-point jump</a> in viewers&#8217; confidence that Biden&#8217;s policies would move the country in the right direction.
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CNN: More than 6 in 10 Americans who watched President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address had a positive reaction to the speech, according to a CNN Poll conducted by SSRS, with a smaller 35% reacting very positively. <a href="https://t.co/jfJTireLh5">https://t.co/jfJTireLh5</a>
&mdash; Ben LaBolt (@WHCommsDir) <a href="https://twitter.com/WHCommsDir/status/1766121857659367827?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 8, 2024</a></blockquote>
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But beyond the top-line findings, journalists and pundits said the data also raised red flags, particularly when compared to surveys of the reaction to past State of the Union speeches over the past few decades.
&#8220;Actually lower than last year. But you wonder about the denominator. The modern SOTU audience is slanted towards people who like/want to hear the president, but there are more &#8216;will he collapse&#8217; rubberneckers w Biden,&#8221; Semafor reporter David Weigel <a href="https://twitter.com/daveweigel/status/1765964704298463433" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> in a post to X.
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Actually lower than last year. But you wonder about the denominator. The modern SOTU audience is slanted towards people who like/want to hear the president, but there are more &quot;will he collapse&quot; rubberneckers w Biden <a href="https://t.co/3ZpHZ1KbxG">https://t.co/3ZpHZ1KbxG</a> <a href="https://t.co/zoEQcadNVH">https://t.co/zoEQcadNVH</a>
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He was reacting to early numbers from SSRS, an independent research company that conducted the poll for CNN, showing Biden getting 64% overall positive reaction to the address.
Ben Domenech, editor at large of The Spectator World, posted statistics comparing the positive versus negative net reactions to all four of Biden&#8217;s addresses to a joint session of Congress since taking office. They showed a consistent downtrend from 2021 when Biden received a 78% net positive reaction.
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Positive vs Negative reax from those who watched Biden&#39;s SOTUs (SSRS for CNN):
2021 78% 22% 2022 71% 29% 2023 72% 28% 2024 65% 35%
His worst performance by far. Keep in mind viewership skews D.<a href="https://t.co/r6bnPOJ37n">https://t.co/r6bnPOJ37n</a>
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&#8220;His worst performance by far. Keep in mind viewership skews D,&#8221; Domenech said in his post to X.
Washington Post reporter Aaron Blake <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/03/08/biden-state-of-the-union-polling/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">made</a> a similar point, noting in a report that State of the Union addresses &#8220;almost always receive strongly favorable views, in part because viewership tends to draw disproportionately from their allies.&#8221;
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Blake also said, &#8220;The 65 percent who had a positive view of the speech was actually lower than any such speech CNN has polled in the past quarter-century — the previous low being Donald Trump’s 2018 address (70 percent).&#8221;
He added, &#8220;And the 35 percent who offered a &#8216;very&#8217; positive review was effectively tied with Biden’s speech last year (34 percent) for the lowest on record. The next lowest were Biden’s 2022 speech and George W. Bush’s 2007 speech, which each earned &#8216;very&#8217; positive marks from 41 percent of viewers.&#8221;

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President Joe Biden was caught on a hot mic talking to Democrats this week about remarks that he made to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
The 81-year-old president made the remarks after his State of the Union address while talking to Sen. Michael Bennett (D-CO), Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, and Secretary of State Antony Blinken.
&#8220;I told him, Bibi — don&#8217;t repeat this — you and I are going to have a come to Jesus meeting,&#8221; Biden said.
An aide for Biden rushed in to tell him that he was on a hot mic when he made the remark.
&#8220;I’m on a hot mic, well good,&#8221; Biden responded. &#8220;That was good.&#8221;
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President Biden: &quot;I told him, Bibi, and don&#39;t repeat this, but you and I are going to have a ‘come to Jesus’ meeting.&quot;
“I’m on a hot mic here. Good. That’s good.” <a href="https://t.co/KCgpbx4awf">pic.twitter.com/KCgpbx4awf</a>
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&#8220;Absolutely pathetic,&#8221; said The Daily Wire&#8217;s Ben Shapiro. &#8220;Hamas is currently holding six American citizens hostage and Biden is saying he wants to pressure Israel. And that Israel should give the Hamas/PA/Islamic Jihad government a state.&#8221;
&#8220;I also wonder whether Joe Biden would have a &#8216;come to Jesus&#8217; talk with, say, Hamas or the PA,&#8221; he added. &#8220;Or is he too busy telling them how much he respects Ramadan as they fire rockets at civilians?&#8221;
Clifford Asness, co-founder of AQR Capital Management, responded to the remarks: &#8220;The dems, who have surprised me on the upside on net since Oct 7, are getting closer and closer to going full Hamas. You never go full Hamas.&#8221;
&#8220;Biden, funds Hamas, smears Bibi, says nothing about his Islamist supporters,&#8221; said political commentator Mark Levin.
National Review Senior Writer Dan McLaughlin sarcastically wrote: &#8220;Telling Jews to come to Jesus is A+ diplomacy.&#8221;
Former U.S. Diplomat Alberto Miguel Fernandez said, &#8220;Blinken finds this amusing. Would be good for all of them to &#8216;come to Jesus,&#8217; including the ghoulish Biden.&#8221;
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/biden-slammed-after-most-partisan-state-of-the-union-speech-ever-one-angry-biden-lie-after-another">Biden Slammed After ‘Most Partisan’ State Of The Union Speech Ever: ‘One Angry Biden Lie After Another’</a>

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President Joe Biden faced widespread backlash to his Thursday night State of the Union speech as non-Democrats panned it as the &#8220;most partisan&#8221; address they&#8217;ve ever seen from a president.
Biden repeatedly mocked and taunted Republicans throughout the night as he tried to paint a rosy picture of his first term in office.
The 81-year-old president, who is trailing former President Donald Trump in the polls, yelled throughout his speech and appeared to talk faster than he normally does.
&#8220;If this is Joe Biden making a case that he is a sane and rational person in charge of a moderate policy agenda, he&#8217;s&#8230;not doing it,&#8221; said The Daily Wire&#8217;s Ben Shapiro.
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If this is Joe Biden making a case that he is a sane and rational person in charge of a moderate policy agenda, he&#39;s&#8230;not doing it.
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&#8220;Biden is just off,&#8221; <a href="https://twitter.com/AriFleischer/status/1765929115406721184">said</a> former White House Press Secretary Ari Fleischer. &#8220;His tone, his speed of delivery, his loud punchy way of speaking, is really weird. This speech is odd.&#8221;
Donald Trump Jr. <a href="https://twitter.com/DonaldJTrumpJr/status/1765932583303463374">added</a>, &#8220;If you actually believe that the State of the Union is strong and getting stronger under Joe Biden, then you&#8217;re probably spending too much time smoking crack with Hunter Biden!&#8221;
The Border Patrol Union <a href="https://twitter.com/BPUnion/status/1766108178079785463">posted</a> on X: &#8220;The most arrogant, self-absorbed, clueless and angry loser ever. Never held a real job. Lifetime political hack. Joe Biden is the epitome of what so many Americans despise about politicians.&#8221;
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) said on his &#8220;Verdict&#8221; podcast that out of the 12 State of the Union speeches he&#8217;s watched, &#8220;This was by far, the worst I&#8217;ve ever seen.&#8221;
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&#8220;So, this was a campaign speech. But it was an exceptionally bad campaign speech,&#8221; Cruz said. &#8220;So, Biden was angry. He was bitter. He was screaming. He was extreme. And he was completely out of touch. The entire speech reminded me of a grumpy old man standing on his front porch screaming at the kids get off my front lawn.&#8221;
The Daily Wire&#8217;s Michael Knowles, who was a guest on Cruz&#8217;s podcast, called the speech &#8220;very odd&#8221; because Biden &#8220;was yelling and slurring his words&#8221; and his cadence was off the whole night.
Other top responses included:
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Ukraine and potato chips were more important to the President than Laken Riley.
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Biden is essentially giving the same speech he gave 50 years ago and Woodrow Wilson gave over 100 years ago. Class warfare, soak the rich and businesses. Tax and spend and borrow. Hey, Joe. Everyone paid more taxes than Hunter. And you&#39;ve been in government forever. I guess…
&mdash; Mark R. Levin (@marklevinshow) <a href="https://twitter.com/marklevinshow/status/1765938967956897845?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 8, 2024</a></blockquote>
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This is the most partisan State of the Union address I’ve ever seen. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/StateOfTheUnion?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#StateOfTheUnion</a>
&mdash; Brendan Steinhauser (@bstein80) <a href="https://twitter.com/bstein80/status/1765938385061912645?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 8, 2024</a></blockquote>
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Joe Biden just covered potato chips and Snickers in the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/SOTU?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#SOTU</a> before he mentioned the crisis at the border.
&mdash; Tate Mitchell (@tatemitchellga) <a href="https://twitter.com/tatemitchellga/status/1765937274749853738?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 8, 2024</a></blockquote>
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Six Americans are being held hostage by Hamas right now. 34 were murdered on October 7. And it can’t even make the first hour of this speech. Stunning.
&mdash; Richard Goldberg (@rich_goldberg) <a href="https://twitter.com/rich_goldberg/status/1765939571395608646?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 8, 2024</a></blockquote>
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We had a secure border. Then President Biden ripped up our border policies that worked.
He doesn&#39;t need Congress. He simply needs to reverse his reckless policies.
&mdash; Mike Pompeo (@mikepompeo) <a href="https://twitter.com/mikepompeo/status/1765938009667436894?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 8, 2024</a></blockquote>
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If you want confirmation that America lacks a serious policy on China and Iran, just go back and read the transcript from last night’s SOTU.
&mdash; Jonathan Schanzer (@JSchanzer) <a href="https://twitter.com/JSchanzer/status/1766182943968440782?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 8, 2024</a></blockquote>
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Last night, the State of the Union sounded more like the State of the Campaign. President Biden attacked his GOP opponent, labeled his opponents as threatening democracy, and even confronted the Supreme Court justices sitting in front of him that the voters will fix their wagons.
&mdash; Jonathan Turley (@JonathanTurley) <a href="https://twitter.com/JonathanTurley/status/1766060615078973758?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 8, 2024</a></blockquote>
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That was by far the most disastrous state of the union address I’ve ever witnessed — in my 52 years on this planet.
&mdash; Mike Lee (@BasedMikeLee) <a href="https://twitter.com/BasedMikeLee/status/1765946158076015007?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 8, 2024</a></blockquote>
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This is already easily the worst State of the Union speech we&#39;ve ever heard in our lifetime. Angry, slurring, accusatory, hyper partisan. A disaster for Biden.
&mdash; Matt Walsh (@MattWalshBlog) <a href="https://twitter.com/MattWalshBlog/status/1765931510274625956?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 8, 2024</a></blockquote>
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One Angry Biden Lie After Another
A demagogic fuming Biden gave another Phantom of the Opera speech blasting conservatives for all the destruction that he has caused and has resulted in his own historic unpopularity.
All too aware that he was confused and incoherent, his…
&mdash; Victor Davis Hanson (@VDHanson) <a href="https://twitter.com/VDHanson/status/1766177370246140299?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 8, 2024</a></blockquote>
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This is a political speech — it’s divisive. 
Joe Biden is not a leader. 
People can’t buy groceries or pay their gas bills, but here he is dividing Americans against each other. 
Where is the hope? Where are the solutions?
&mdash; Kristi Noem (@KristiNoem) <a href="https://twitter.com/KristiNoem/status/1765940797566849468?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 8, 2024</a></blockquote>
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Biden Slammed After ‘Most Partisan’ State Of The Union Speech Ever: ‘One Angry Biden Lie After Another’

President Joe Biden was criticized by Democratic lawmakers on Thursday after he used the term “illegals” during his <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/people-are-going-to-remember-that-screaming-daily-wire-hosts-slam-biden-over-angry-sotu-delivery" target="_blank" rel="noopener">State of the Union</a> address..
Biden referenced “illegals” after Rep. Majorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/biden-botches-laken-rileys-name-during-sotu-shouting-match-with-mtg" target="_blank" rel="noopener">pressured him</a> into referencing Laken Riley, a 22-year-old nursing student who was allegedly murdered by an illegal immigrant from Venezuela, according to police. Biden flubbed Riley’s name during his speech, calling her “Lincoln Riley.” 
“Lincoln Riley!” Biden said. “An innocent young woman who was killed by an illegal. That’s right. But how many of the thousands of people being killed by illegals? To her parents, I say, my heart goes out to you having lost children myself. I understand.”
Biden went on to say that amnesty should be granted to millions of illegal immigrants in the country and said he needed Republicans to pass a Democrat-backed bill in order to have the ability to secure the border. Despite his push for leftist policies, many Democrats were not happy with his reference to “illegals.” 
“As a proud immigrant, I&#8217;m extremely disappointed to hear President Biden use the word ‘illegal,’” Rep. Chuy Garcia (D-IL) <a href="https://twitter.com/RepChuyGarcia/status/1765950131159859281" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>. 
“Disappointed that<a href="https://twitter.com/POTUS"> @POTUS</a> would use such dehumanizing right wing rhetoric to speak about immigrants tonight. No human being is illegal,” Rep. Delia Ramirez (D-IL) <a href="https://twitter.com/DeliaRamirezIL/status/1765943756979634574">said</a>. 
“Let me be clear: No human being is illegal,” Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) posted on X after the speech. 
Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, <a href="https://apnews.com/live/state-of-the-union-updates-watch#0000018e-1c25-d7d8-a7ee-bebf66ef0000" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told</a> the Associated Press that she was disappointed with Biden’s reference to illegal immigrants. “I wish he hadn’t engaged with Marjorie Taylor Greene and used the word illegal,” she said. 
 “Just like we should not be implementing Republican policy, we should not be repeating Republican rhetoric,” Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-MA) said. 
The Biden administration has previously <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/biden-state-of-the-union-uses-term-illegal-immigrants-his-dhs-warned-against-2021" target="_blank" rel="noopener">pushed</a> to rid the government of any use of the term “illegal alien” or “illegal immigrant.” Instead the administration has referred to the flood of illegal immigrants who have crossed into the United States in the last several years as “newcomers” or “undocumented.”
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&#8220;This change is designed to encourage more inclusive language in the agency’s outreach efforts, internal documents and in overall communication with stakeholders, partners, and the general public,&#8221; the Department of Homeland Security said of its decision to stop using the term “illegal alien.”
Biden has come under fire from Republicans over his handling of the border, and House Republicans <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/remind-him-of-the-crisis-he-created-house-gop-unites-to-send-biden-message-during-sotu" target="_blank" rel="noopener">wore</a> pins that read “Stop The Biden Border Crisis” at the State of the Union.

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Sen. Katie Britt (R-AL), the youngest Republican woman ever elected to the U.S. Senate, delivered an energetic rebuttal on Thursday night to President Joe Biden&#8217;s highly criticized State of the Union address.
The Republican Party&#8217;s decision to have a vibrant Britt, 42, deliver the rebuttal was a stark contrast from watching the 81-year-old president yell throughout much of his speech.
&#8220;The true, unvarnished State of our Union begins and ends with this: Our families are hurting. Our country can do better,&#8221; Britt said, later adding: “Hardworking families are struggling to make ends meet today. And with soaring mortgage rates and sky-high childcare costs, they’re also struggling to plan for tomorrow. The American people are scraping by while the President proudly proclaims Bidenomics is working! Bless his heart. We know better.”
Britt hit Biden hard on the border crisis that he caused and the subsequent flood of illegal aliens that have poured onto America&#8217;s streets.
&#8220;President Biden inherited the most secure border of all-time,&#8221; Britt said. &#8220;But minutes after taking office, he suspended all deportations, halted construction of the border wall, and announced a plan to give amnesty to millions. We know that President Biden didn’t just create this border crisis. He invited it with 94 executive actions in his first 100 days. … President Biden’s border crisis is a disgrace. It’s despicable. And it’s almost entirely preventable.&#8221;
Britt said that Biden was &#8220;not in command,&#8221; a reference to his advanced age and the concerns that the majority of Americans say that they have about his mental fitness for office.
&#8220;The free world deserves better than a dithering and diminished leader,&#8221; she said. &#8220;America deserves leaders who recognize that secure borders, stable prices, safe streets, and a strong defense are the cornerstones of a great nation.&#8221;
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Watch the full Republican Response to the State of the Union by Sen. <a href="https://twitter.com/KatieBrittforAL?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@KatieBrittforAL</a>: <a href="https://t.co/cHmYjVRR2P">pic.twitter.com/cHmYjVRR2P</a>
&mdash; GOP (@GOP) <a href="https://twitter.com/GOP/status/1765962974189978077?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 8, 2024</a></blockquote>
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WATCH: Katie Britt Delivers Republican Rebuttal To Biden’s State Of The Union Speech

WATCH: Katie Britt Delivers Republican Rebuttal To Biden's State Of The Union Speech

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President Joe Biden&#8217;s State of the Union speech on Thursday brought out a quick response from Daily Wire Editor Emeritus Ben Shapiro, who joined other Daily Wire hosts and company co-founder Jeremy Boreing to discuss the speech on Daily Wire &#8220;Backstage.&#8221;
During his address, Biden focused heavily on criticizing former President Donald Trump, Republican lawmakers, and conservative voters. Biden spent considerable time at the start of his speech pushing pro-abortion policies and calling on Republicans in Congress to get behind additional support for Ukraine.
After the speech concluded, the &#8220;Backstage&#8221; stream shifted back to the Daily Wire hosts and Shapiro delivered his initial response to Biden&#8217;s address.
&#8220;Well, that was s***,&#8221; Shapiro said.
&#8220;I think we can go home. That&#8217;s the commentary,&#8221; Daily Wire host Andrew Klavan quipped.
Matt Walsh agreed with Shapiro&#8217;s takeaway, saying, &#8220;It&#8217;s the worst State of the Union address that&#8217;s maybe ever been given, especially for the first 30 minutes — angry, slurring, starting with probably the most hyper-partisan issues he probably could&#8217;ve.&#8221;
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.<a href="https://twitter.com/benshapiro?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@benshapiro</a>: &quot;Well that was sh*t.&quot;
Watch the Daily Wire crew react to Biden&#39;s awful State of the Union on Backstage NOW. <a href="https://t.co/m0QK5GmsT8">https://t.co/m0QK5GmsT8</a> <a href="https://t.co/UHozCWzTQE">pic.twitter.com/UHozCWzTQE</a>
&mdash; Daily Wire (@realDailyWire) <a href="https://twitter.com/realDailyWire/status/1765947904735252486?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 8, 2024</a></blockquote>
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The Daily Wire hosts, along with Boreing, later said that the president&#8217;s speech was one of the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/people-are-going-to-remember-that-screaming-daily-wire-hosts-slam-biden-over-angry-sotu-delivery" target="_blank" rel="noopener">most divisive addresses</a> in modern American history. Shapiro argued that &#8220;the only reason&#8221; Biden began his speech by focusing on Ukraine was so he could compare Trump supporters to Vladimir Putin and Russian invaders to &#8220;demonize half the American public.&#8221;
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.<a href="https://twitter.com/benshapiro?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@benshapiro</a> discusses Biden&#39;s lies during the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/SOTU?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#SOTU</a> on Backstage: &quot;You [Biden] literally just said half of Americans are insurrectionists or akin to Russian invaders of Ukraine.&quot; <a href="https://t.co/QeeASRs4Eo">pic.twitter.com/QeeASRs4Eo</a>
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Klavan added that Biden &#8220;has always been this angry, mean, hateful, corrupt little son of a gun.&#8221;
&#8220;This might be the only State of the Union that ever accomplished anything which might be getting Donald Trump elected,&#8221; Klavan said.
Shapiro added that Biden and Democrats have moved so far to the Left that Democratic politicians 30 years ago seem more aligned with current Republicans, such as Trump.
&#8220;Donald Trump&#8217;s campaign is closer to Bill Clinton&#8217;s 1996 campaign than Joe Biden&#8217;s campaign [is] by far; it&#8217;s not actually particularly close,&#8221; Shapiro said.

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Ben Shapiro Has 4-Word Response To Biden’s State Of The Union Address

Ben Shapiro Has 4-Word Response To Biden's State Of The Union Address

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Daily Wire Editor Emeritus Ben Shapiro, along with hosts Matt Walsh, Andrew Klavan, and company co-founder Jeremy Boreing, slammed President Joe Biden on Thursday over his State of the Union, saying that it was one of the angriest addresses in American history. 
The comments came during their live reaction on &#8220;<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/episode/daily-wire-backstage-state-of-the-union-2024-coverage" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Backstage</a>&#8221; to Biden’s State of the Union in which he repeatedly attacked former President Donald Trump and yelled throughout. Biden’s speech focused on Ukraine, abortion, and the economy. He also launched repeated attacks on Republicans. 
“It was honestly the worst State of the Union address that’s maybe ever been given, especially for the first 30 minutes,” Daily Wire host Matt Walsh said. “Angry, slurring, started with the most hyper-partisan issues he possibly could.” 
Walsh added that it may have been “the angriest State of the Union” that had ever been given, ripping him for talking about Ukraine and the size of chip bags before addressing the border crisis.
Daily Wire host Andrew Klavan agreed, saying that Biden has always been angry and mean throughout his lengthy political career. 
“This guy has always been this guy. He’s always been an angry, mean, hateful, corrupt, little son of a gun,” Andrew Klavan said. “This might be the only State of the Union that ever accomplished anything, which might be getting Donald Trump elected.” 
“I think people are going to remember that screaming, I think they are going to remember the sound of that voice just scolding everybody and yelling at everybody,” Klavan added. “Who the hell is he to do that? What has he accomplished that he should be yelling at us for being unhappy that the price of food has gone up 35% since he took office.” 
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Shapiro agreed, saying that the “screaming” was going to be most viewers&#8217; takeaway from the speech. 
“The entire opening of the speech was about how his fellow Americans are terrible and evil and corrupt and vicious and insurrectionists,” Shapiro said. “He is currently running the worst re-election campaign we have ever seen.” 
Trump, who has risen ahead of Biden in many recent polls in key swing states, also ripped Biden over his speech. 
“That may be the Angriest, Least Compassionate, and Worst State of the Union Speech ever made,” Trump posted on Truth Social. “It was an Embarrassment to our Country!”

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‘People Are Going To Remember That Screaming’: Daily Wire Hosts Slam Biden Over Angry SOTU Delivery

A man was removed from President Joe Biden&#8217;s State of the Union speech on Thursday night after yelling at Biden during the event.
Steven K. Nikoui, 51, was arrested by police for shouting at Biden after he was allegedly warned to stop. Nikoui is the father of Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Kareem M. Nikoui, 20, of Norco, California, who was killed during an ISIS-K terrorist attack at the Kabul airport during Biden&#8217;s disastrous withdraw from Afghanistan.
&#8220;The year before I took office, murder rates went up 30% — &#8221; Biden said before getting cut off. &#8220;30% they went up.&#8221;
Nikoui began shouting &#8220;United States Marines&#8221; and &#8220;Abbey Gate&#8221; at Biden, causing the president to freeze up for a moment.
&#8220;The biggest increase in history,&#8221; Biden continued.
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The guy who heckled Biden from the upper seating area shouted &quot;United States Marines;&quot; perhaps in reference to the 13 Marines the President killed with his disastrous Afghanistan withdrawal. <a href="https://t.co/n3OPgvVdtZ">pic.twitter.com/n3OPgvVdtZ</a>
&mdash; Nicholas Fondacaro (@NickFondacaro) <a href="https://twitter.com/NickFondacaro/status/1765941809077788971?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 8, 2024</a></blockquote>
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Nikoui was arrested for D.C. Code § 22-1307 &#8211; Crowding, Obstructing, or Incommoding.
Those who died included Marine Corps Sgt. Nicole L. Gee, 23, of Sacramento, California; Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Darin T. Hoover, 31, of Salt Lake City, Utah; Marine Corps Sgt. Johanny Rosario Pichardo, 25, of Lawrence, Massachusetts; Marine Corps Cpl. Hunter Lopez, 22, of Indio, California; Marine Corps Cpl. Daegan W. Page, 23, of Omaha, Nebraska; Marine Corps Cpl. Humberto A. Sanchez, 22, of Logansport, Indiana; Marine Corps Lance Cpl. David L. Espinoza, 20, of Rio Bravo, Texas; Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Jared M. Schmitz, 20, of St. Charles, Missouri; Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Rylee J. McCollum, 20, of Jackson, Wyoming; Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Dylan R. Merola, 20, of Rancho Cucamonga, California; Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Kareem M. Nikoui, 20, of Norco, California; Navy Hospitalman Maxton W. Soviak, 22, of Berlin Heights, Ohio; and Army Staff Sgt. Ryan C. Knauss, 23, of Corryton, Tennessee.
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/gold-star-family-biden-has-not-reached-out-after-daughter-in-law-killed-in-afghanistan">Gold Star Family: Biden ‘Has Not Reached Out’ After Daughter-In-Law Killed In Afghanistan</a>

Man Arrested For Shouting ‘United States Marines’ And ‘Abbey Gate’ At Biden During Speech

Man Removed From SOTU For Shouting 'United States Marines' At Biden

President Joe Biden botched the name of the young woman who was allegedly murdered by an illegal alien in Georgia late last month during a shouting match with a Republican member of Congress on Thursday night during his State of the Union speech.
&#8220;I&#8217;d, be, a winner —, not really,&#8221; Biden said at the start of the awkward clip.
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) shouted at Biden to say the name of Laken Riley, the young Georgia nursing student who was allegedly murdered late last month by a Venezuelan national.
&#8220;Lincoln Riley!&#8221; Biden said. &#8220;An innocent young woman who was killed by an illegal. That&#8217;s right. But how many of the thousands of people being killed by illegals? To her parents, I say, my heart goes out to you having lost children myself. I understand.&#8221;
Greene fired back at Biden on social media, writing: &#8220;Joe Biden’s policies killed Laken Riley. He finally tried to say her name, but couldn’t even say it correctly. It’s an absolute disgrace.&#8221;
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Joe Biden’s policies killed Laken Riley. 
He finally tried to say her name, but couldn’t even say it correctly. 
It’s an absolute disgrace. <a href="https://t.co/GMKL8tuyYz">pic.twitter.com/GMKL8tuyYz</a>
&mdash; Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene🇺🇸 (@RepMTG) <a href="https://twitter.com/RepMTG/status/1765940741086257553?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 8, 2024</a></blockquote>
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Biden Botches Laken Riley’s Name During SOTU Shouting Match With MTG

Biden Botches Laken Riley's Name During SOTU Shouting Match With MTG

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