George Venizelos | Former FBI | 10-02-25

Sid & Friends In The Morning

77 WABC

Sports, News, Comedy

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🗓️ 2 October 2025

⏱️ 10 minutes

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George Venizelos joins John Catsimatidis & James Flippin as they substitute for Sid Rosenberg, to discuss various issues facing the U.S. He talks about the impact of government shutdowns on federal employees and criticizes Congress for prioritizing party politics over national welfare. Venizelos emphasizes the role of social media and foreign adversaries in sowing division and undermining American society. He warns about the detrimental effects of drugs, particularly marijuana, and the influence of socialist movements allegedly financed by foreign entities to destabilize the country. The conversation also covers the importance of maintaining strong law enforcement agencies like the FBI and ICE. The discussion concludes with a call for greater national unity and civic engagement to counteract these threats. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	It's your buddy, Sid Rosenberg, and yeah, I'm famous. But guess what? So is my guy Mike. I love him and his son, Michael, at Genesis of Brooklyn. This is not your typical dealership. Trust me, I've been there. It's a gorgeous place. The service, legendary. Brooklyn Family Values, Baby, that's what I'm talking about. Free valet pickup up to 25 miles. Current year Genesis loaners, three years of maintenance included, transparent, efficient,
0:24.0	respectful, the best luxury service around.
0:27.3	Genesis of Brooklyn, these are my guys.
0:29.5	Mike and Mike, more luxury, less money.
0:32.5	And in the studio with us right now, we have George Venezellos, with the FBI for 28 years.
0:39.3	And while the part of that
0:41.3	time you were with the drug and, where
0:43.4	was it? The DEA for four years.
0:45.2	The DEA. The DEA. 24. And
0:46.8	four years, four of those
0:49.1	28 years, too, you were in charge of New York.
0:51.9	That's the longest
0:53.3	stent of time for anybody.
0:56.6	There was a couple more, but it was long.
1:00.8	It was long.
1:01.6	And I had lived through a number of shutdown,
1:05.1	none of the government shutdowns as a government employee.
1:08.6	And I could tell you you unfortunately, unfortunately, what
1:13.5	you want to say, the agencies like the FBI, DEA, we always worked during the shutdown.
1:18.3	So the FBI is working.
1:19.9	So the criminals out there don't think the FBI is not working.
1:23.3	The FBI is working.
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