Gold Star dad arrested at Biden’s SOTU says charges haven’t been dropped against him

Steve Nikoui, the Gold Star father arrested for heckling President Biden at the State of the Union, still faces charges despite no communication from Capitol Police.

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[{"selector":"#anim-dacffe08-a9df-4e66-89a3-9d635aa12fee","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1200,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-1a416ee4-a046-438d-a181-3a124cdf0b62","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-106.57534%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1200,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Rep. Mike Waltz criticized Nikoui's arrest, highlighting Biden's failure to publicly acknowledge the fallen service members.