President's Day | 2-17-25

Sid & Friends In The Morning

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Sports, News, Comedy

4.2 • 826 Ratings

🗓️ 17 February 2025

⏱️ 176 minutes

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Summary

On this Monday edition of Sid & Friends in the Morning, we recognize President's Day on this third Monday of February to honor all those who served as Presidents of the United States and, since 1879, the Founding Father and first President, George Washington. In other news of the day, Governor Kathy Hochul is facing calls to remove New York City Mayor Adams over allegations of quid pro quo with President Trump and his Justice Department, former Governor Andrew Cuomo is most certainly running for Mayor of NYC in the upcoming Mayoral race despite what other pundits continue to tell you, the city plans to sue the Trump Administration over the controversy surrounding FEMA funds, Israeli Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu holds a join press conference with Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and President Trump attends NASCAR's Daytona 500. John Catsimatidis, Mike Lawler, Alex Traiman, Bruce Blakeman and Roger Stone join Sid on this Monday installment of Sid & Friends in the Morning. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	This is Sid and Friends in the morning.
0:09.1	From our friends, 27 Wab, B.C.
0:14.3	I mean, if we're going to put somebody on Mount Rushmore, let's get Sid Rosenberg on Mount Rushmore.
0:18.4	The story of President's Day starts in 1880.
0:21.5	Back then it was called George Washington Day, meant to celebrate the first president on his birthday, February 22.
0:28.0	Congress made it a federal holiday in 1885.
0:31.5	It was the first time the nation had created a holiday to honor an individual's birthday.
0:36.7	George Washington Day became known as President's Day
0:39.4	after the Uniform Monday Holiday Act took effect in 1971. That act moved several federal
0:45.1	holidays from their original date to Mondays to create more three-day weekends. The change landed
0:50.4	George Washington Day on the calendar between Washington and Abraham Lincoln's birthdays, which led to the popular name that we know today.
0:57.9	President's Day is always the third Monday of February, and while some states and even the federal government still view the holiday as specific to George Washington,
1:07.2	President's Day is more commonly seen as a celebration of all U.S. presidents, past and present.
1:13.4	Growing calls for Governor Hokel to remove Mayor Adams from office.
1:18.1	This, of course, comes as federal prosecutors move to drop the corruption charges against Adams.
1:23.2	Lisa Rosner is live outside City Hall in Lower Manhattan, and Lisa, the mayor had a message for New Yorkers.
1:30.8	That's right, Jessica.
1:31.9	The mayor visited two churches in Queens and then posted some of that video on X, writing, quote,
1:38.8	I'm not stepping down, I'm stepping up, and quote.
1:42.9	Now, of course, that is not how New Yorkers who are out here protesting see it.
1:49.0	Remove Eric Adams!
1:52.0	Remove Eric Adams!
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