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Sid & Friends In The Morning

Peter King | Former Congressman | 12-09-25

Sid & Friends In The Morning

77 WABC

News, Comedy, News Commentary, Politics

4.2752 Ratings

🗓️ 9 December 2025

⏱️ 18 minutes

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Summary

Former Congressman Peter King joins John Catsimatidis & James Flippin as they substitute for Sid Rosenberg, to touch upon the burgeoning scandal in Minneapolis involving the Somali immigrant community, where up to $10 billion in taxpayer money may have been stolen through fraudulent meal programs and fake autism diagnoses. King recalls his experience as chairman of the Homeland Security Committee, focusing on Islamic radicalization and the challenges within the Somali community in Minnesota. He criticizes Congresswoman Ilhan Omar and former Congressman Keith Ellison for their roles. King also touches on international issues involving Venezuela and the Nobel Peace Prize, expressing support for President Trump's actions and emphasizing the need for strong leadership in both local and international governments. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:59.5

So, Congressman, you know, in the news recently we've had all this back and forth concerning the Somali immigrant community in Minneapolis, which has just been, you know, growing and it's a well-known thing.

1:10.8

And Congressman Ilhan Omar is sort of their representative. in Minneapolis, which has just been, you know, growing and it's, it's a well-known thing.

1:17.9

And Congressman Ilhan Omar is sort of their representative in many ways, both publicly and in Congress as we roll forward.

1:20.0

So what are your thoughts on this burgeoning scandal out of Minneapolis where I guess I've read

1:25.3

it could be upwards of maybe like $10 billion

1:27.5

dollars in taxpayer money that was stolen through these meal programs and faking autism

1:32.9

diagnoses. I mean, it's absolutely terrible. I just want to give you the floor to comment on

1:37.7

what that's going on there. And also the fact that Omar's kind of connected potentially to the

1:41.8

whole thing with some donors. You know, these are very, very serious allegations and they have to be investigated fully.

1:48.6

I have some knowledge of the Somali community in Minnesota.

1:53.4

When I was chairman the Homeland Security Committee, I was doing hearings on Islamic radicalization

1:59.0

and the failure of leaders in the Muslim community to really

2:06.6

show proper leadership, quite frankly.

2:08.6

And that was particularly true in Minneapolis, where you had an El-Shabaab, which is an affiliate

2:15.6

of al-Qaeda. They had a very strong influence there.

2:17.9

In fact, there were a number of young Somali men who were being sent from mosques in Minnesota right to Somalia to fight,

2:26.5

to fight against the government there.

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