Kareem's father, Steve Nikoui, told the ''Daily Beast'' that he wants to “respect the office” of the president, but doesn’t have much love for Joe Biden. “They sent my son over there as a paper pusher and then had the Taliban outside providing security. I blame my own military leaders… Biden turned his back on him. That’s it.” A particularly memorable part of Biden's occupation of the office has been the image of him turning his back as he leaves the room after delivering remarks on Afghanistan, after showing up late. Often times it's without even taking questions from the press. Even when he has taken questions, he was no more comforting or coherent. Biden raised eyebrows when he casually said out loud "they gave me a list here" and that whoever "they" were, had "instructed" him on who he should call on, and in what order.<ref>https://townhall.com/tipsheet/rebeccadowns/2021/08/28/father-of-slain-marine-has-strong-words-for-president-biden-n2594912</ref> Those comments were published in the official White House transcript.<ref>https://townhall.com/tipsheet/rebeccadowns/2021/08/28/father-of-slain-marine-has-strong-words-for-president-biden-n2594912</ref> | Kareem's father, Steve Nikoui, told the ''Daily Beast'' that he wants to “respect the office” of the president, but doesn’t have much love for Joe Biden. “They sent my son over there as a paper pusher and then had the Taliban outside providing security. I blame my own military leaders… Biden turned his back on him. That’s it.” A particularly memorable part of Biden's occupation of the office has been the image of him turning his back as he leaves the room after delivering remarks on Afghanistan, after showing up late. Often times it's without even taking questions from the press. Even when he has taken questions, he was no more comforting or coherent. Biden raised eyebrows when he casually said out loud "they gave me a list here" and that whoever "they" were, had "instructed" him on who he should call on, and in what order.<ref>https://townhall.com/tipsheet/rebeccadowns/2021/08/28/father-of-slain-marine-has-strong-words-for-president-biden-n2594912</ref> Those comments were published in the official White House transcript.<ref>https://townhall.com/tipsheet/rebeccadowns/2021/08/28/father-of-slain-marine-has-strong-words-for-president-biden-n2594912</ref> |