Nugent to attend State of the Union address

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Rocker Ted Nugent, a vocal critic of President Barack Obama, will attend the State of the Union on Tuesday night.

Nugent will be a guest of Texas GOP Rep. Steve Stockman, who suggested impeaching the president over gun control last month.

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"I am excited to have a patriot like Ted Nugent joining me in the House Chamber to hear from President Obama," Stockman said in a press release. "After the Address I’m sure Ted will have plenty to say.”

Stockman's office encouraged reporters to schedule interviews with Nugent.

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Last year, Nugent drew the attention of the Secret Service when he said, "If Barack Obama becomes the president in November again, I will either be dead or in jail by this time next year."

In the same interview, he called the Obama administration “vile, evil” and “America-hating.”

“Our president, attorney general, our vice president, Hillary Clinton — they’re criminals, they’re criminals,” he said. “…We need to ride into that battlefield and chop their heads off in November.”

He later attributed Obama's win to "soulless fools" who chose "economic and social suicide."

This post was updated at 2:40 p.m. on Feb. 11.