Presidents, Policies, and Polarization: From Government Shutdowns to Coney Island | 02-16-26

Sid & Friends In The Morning

77 WABC

News, Sports, Comedy

4.2 • 828 Ratings

🗓️ 16 February 2026

⏱️ 158 minutes

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On this Monday edition of Sid & Friends in the Morning, Sid recognizes today being President's Day, originating as George Washington’s birthday and the holiday still being recognized that way by the federal government despite the shift to the third Monday in February; the partial Department of Homeland Security government shutdown, the third of its kind since President Trump's second term in office began; former Speaker Newt Gingrich criticizing negotiations with Iran and describing the regime as hostile since 1979; and Mayor Mamdani's announcement of a new Coney Island business improvement district with an initial $1 million investment to support sanitation, “unification,” and marketing ahead of the summer season. Alex Traiman, John Catsimatidis, Rich Lowry, Scott Pressler & Tom Emmer 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 National Foster Care Month, Marine Toys for Tots, is providing hope to children who needed most.
0:05.8	Staff Sergeant James Caldwell, who grew up in foster care himself, shares that while handing out gifts at a Toys for Tots distribution event,
0:12.7	a little girl looked up at him, reached into her bag, pulled out a stuffed animal, and said,
0:16.5	someone needs to make sure you get a toy too. That simple gesture embodies the heart of Marine Toys for Tots.
0:22.6	Ensuring every child, including those in foster care, experiences the kindness that can transform their future.
0:27.8	Visit Toysfor Tots.org today.
0:30.6	Just sit and friends in the morning.
0:33.5	Entertaining and informative.
0:35.5	On the Red Apple Podcast Network.
0:39.0	The future of New York, the future of the country, the future of the world is me.
0:44.3	Maybe you've owned government class.
0:46.6	Maybe you can name all the U.S. presidents.
0:49.1	But do you know who's honored by President's Day?
0:52.0	You could have asked Calvin Coolidge, but he might have been
0:54.2	silent on the matter. Teddy Roosevelt might have walked softly around the subject, despite
0:58.9	being a rough rider. Most Americans believe President's Day is about every President we've had,
1:04.5	but that's kind of wrong, at least as far as its origin goes. President's Day was originally
1:09.7	Washington's birthday, just Washington's on
1:12.4	February 22nd. It became a federal holiday in 1885. And as far as the U.S. government's concerned,
1:18.6	it's still Washington's birthday, not President's Day. In 1968, Congress voted to switch it to
1:24.7	the third Monday in February, giving government employees a three-day weekend.
1:29.1	But even though Washington's birthday and Lincoln's birthday were only days apart,
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