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Former Democratic presidential primary candidate Rep. Dean Phillips (Minn.) defended the father of a Marine killed in Afghanistan who shouted at President Biden and was arrested during the State of the Union address Thursday. “As a Gold Star Son myself, I can only imagine the pain he has felt since losing his son in Afghanistan,”…

Steven Nikoui, the father of a Marine who died during the U.S. pullout from Afghanistan, was taken into custody on Thursday night for yelling at President Biden from the House gallery during his State of the Union speech. Nikoui, 51, was apprehended for interrupting Biden’s speech around 10:15 p.m. ET, as confirmed by U.S. Capitol Police (USCP). “Our officers cautioned him…