Democratic Rep. Dean Phillips came to the defense of Gold Star dad Steve Nikoui Friday after Nikoui was arrested during the President Biden's State of the Union.
Former Democratic Presidential candidate Rep. Dean Phillips, D-Minn., came to the defense of the father of a Marine who was arrested after Thursday's State of the Union during which he shouted at President Joe Biden.
Nikoui was in attendance as a guest of Rep. Brian Mast's, R-Fla. The representative reacted to Nikoui's arrest shortly after it happened, writing on X, 'The Sergeant at Arms is holding my State of the Union guest for yelling at @POTUS in protest because his son was killed in action at the Abbey Gate due to Biden’s incompetence. So much for the right to petition our government for the redress of grievances.
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