Joann Ariola | Councilwoman Representing District 32 Exposes George Soros for Trying to Strongarm 9/11 Families

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to intimidate 9-11 families and tell them, hey, we know what you're doing. You're only picking on Zohran Mamdani because he's a Muslim. No dickface because he's radical Islam. That's why. And he hangs out with people who thinks our country deserve what we got. Nothing to do with being Muslim. Nothing to do with it, George Soros. So this story hits the post, and I get a text from one of my new best buddies, Phyllis and Sirillo. She goes, Hey, Joanne. Areola really wants to come on and talk about this. So I was in Joanne's neighborhood last night. Me, Daniel and Gay, about a great dinner with Lenny. So my dear friend Joe, I love Joe. He loves Joanne, too. And here she is this morning. Counsel Lady for my neck of the woods, Joanne, Ariola. Joanne, good morning. How are you? Good morning. I'm great, Sid. How are you? I'm doing well. This is, you know, the story is bad enough. It's sad enough. I don't know anybody who wants them there. I do know, according to Giovanni last week, that some of the families are not as outspoken as him because they're afraid of political repercussion. I said, what do you mean? And you know what? He's right. Because here comes to George Soros column a couple of days later in the New York Post. What do you make of this? Yeah, well, what I think is that the head of the socialist snake has finally revealed itself. It's exactly what we've thought all along and it's no longer a conspiracy theory. It cannot be said a conspiracy theory. September 11th Families for Peaceful Tomorrow is a radical advocacy group connected to the tides and they are groups that pretend to be grassroots organizations for the working class. As we can see, they're actually being bankrolled and pushed by George Soros, who is pushing the agenda of the far left and communism. And imagine that's coming from a notoriously corrupt billionaire. Yeah, hard to imagine. And somebody, I guess, that had his hands in along with really horrific organizations like Care, the Muslim Brotherhood. other Palestinian organizations and getting Zohran Mamdani elected in the first place. So it's no big surprise that George Soros is doing this. The question is, do you think you'll really be successful in the end, intimidating some of these families? I don't think he'll be able to intimidate them. I think he's afraid of this petition. I think that since he, since, um, since, um, since you, uh, Giovanni Galante was on your show, he's up to 71,000 people on his position. He now has people from, from Hollywood like Patricia Heaton in favor of it. This really has taken on legs because we're right on this. We're sharing it like crazy. People are signing it like crazy. No one, no one on social media has said, no, let, let Zohran Mamdani be there. But his arrogance will make him be there. And I hope that the families do turn their back on him, like the police turn their back on de Blasio. This is what we need to do. We cannot have a guy who has a chief counsel that defended al-Qaeda, as you said, the supported Dario Lisa Chevalier, who said,

I forgot a napkin. So I'll wipe my, I wipe my hands on the American flag behind me. How dare she be that disrespectful to our country and the military families? And then there's his wife who left New York for its 250th birthday for an Islamic retreat. These are not people who love America. These are people who want you to destroy America. And they have the money of George Soros to do it. And we've only surmised it before, but now we know it for sure. What a great job. My counsel lady, I'm very proud of her. She's terrific Joanne Ariel and, of course, Hasan Piker, part of that list too. And the cleric. Yeah, I mean, there's just, I mean, there's five or six different examples. I mean, one thing if there was one person that you can say, well, he's somewhat attached. There's five or six examples of people that he loves. He loves his wife. He loves Hasan Piker. And this guy's going to stand there. I mean, do you think there's any chance, any chance that he. I guess changes course and decides not to come. No, I do not think so. I think his arrogance will make him go. And you're right about Hasan Piker. He takes selfies with Hasan Piker. Hasan Piker said America deserved 9-11. We recently buried Staff Sergeant Angel Sarah Rompersat. She's a constituent in my district. We buried her just the other day. She was subject to an attack in Jim Jordan. Attack. And then the mayor came. The mayor sat there. He was not recognized. That classic smile that he flashes all the time, it turned into a. I want to talk about that. I want to talk about that for a second because my friend Frank Marano was upset and I love Frank, but man, is he wrong on this one? Really wrong. He's wrong on a lot. I love a smart guy, but this was exactly what should have happened. I don't care that he's a duly elected mayor. There's no way in a million years that guy should have spoken. Supposedly he put together a big speech. Supposedly he was upset that he didn't speak. Others said, well, you know, there's a chance he made. may not speak. What was the real truth? Was he blindsided and very upset? I hope he was. I believe he must have been blindsided. I wouldn't imagine that he wouldn't come prepared with a speech. But even if he didn't speak, and believe me, I'm of the opinion and I was there that no elected official should speak. That was a reverent ceremony for someone who lost their life serving this country. Her family was broken. There was wonderful songs and spiritual eulogies and people who were.

who knew her and let us get to know her a little bit better. Politics had no place there, but the mayor especially had no place there because what was he going to do? Get to the mic and give the same speech that he gave on the 250th birthday of this city where he's of this country, where he said that when people, immigrants came off the boat, they were so, so idealistic, but they came and walked into bondage and squalor. I don't know where he got that. That's not how my great grandparents relayed the story. And I don't know how he could say that when he came via an airline and probably is first class to this country. So how dare he? He mocks the military. He mocks our country. He mocks legal immigration. He mocks everything. He mocks capitalism. He mocks democracy. He's not everything that is USA. He hates this country. George Soros hates this country. And that's why they have linked arms. And now there's no small reasons to why he is the mayor because George Soros was behind him. He's a garbage bail is what he is. One big garbage bail. And he hates the Italians and you're Italian. I love you. And most of my friends are Italian, actually. You're not Jewish, Italian. And man, do they hate his guts? They hate them. And I know there was a big event on Friday and Little Italy, and my friend, Bruce Blakeman, who's running for governor, your friend, too, against Kathy Hochul. He was there, and Little Italy was packed. My friend Tommy Leonard was there from his great restaurant and just the Italian people. And Gerard was there, the great attorney who was on this show on Friday. He's so upset with Zohran Mamdani. I mean, every Italian I speak to is so upset, not only because he left off of the immigration map, that ridiculous map. He left off both little Italy, the one in Lower Manhattan and Arthur Avenue in the Bronx, but giving the Columbus statue the finger just the way he talks about Italians or doesn't, for that matter. What a disgrace. As an Italian lady, you've got to be furious with him. Well, we were furious. We took to social media and literally went back on the map, but we're not finished. And that's why the Italian caucus and Frank Marano was my co-chair and does a great job. We are going to fight to really make sure that the Italians are not canceled, but not just the Italians. My bare Zohran Mamdani left out the Jewish community, the Greek community, the Russian community. Any community that has assimilated with the Western culture, that's what he left out. Any immigrant community that came here became Americans assimilated to America and love America. That's who's left off that map. And that's what people have to understand. All right, so on the way out, Joanne, and this is a great interview, great, and you're doing great work. You really are. What is the next step? You know, again, the Galante petition is out there. You mentioned moments ago it's over 70,000 large, which is pretty amazing considering 3,000 people died. Over 70,000 have signed it. The mayor stands with, I'm still coming. What happens next?

Well, I think this, we have, we have a number of weeks before it's 9-11. I think that Giovanni Galanti will get his wish of at least a million people signing this petition. I've signed it. My family has signed it. So many people have found it's going to continue because this is how people feel, not just here in New York, but anybody who's lost a loved one or knew someone who lost a loved one, there are so many different threads that bind us all together, especially about 9-11. We're always pushing 9-11 to be taught in our schools. But this petition, I think not even Giovanni Galante. who lost his beautiful wife, Grace on 9-11, could have expected it to take off like this, but we're not going to stop pushing this. I know you're not going to stop pushing it, and we're going to make sure that even if the mayor does come, he knows he's not wanted, the world knows he's not wanted, and that he is a disgrace for showing up. God bless you. And, yes, of course, his wife, Grace. God bless you, too, Sid, and everything you do. I love you. Thank you, Joanne. Great job. Thank you so much. Really great. All right. Take care. Sell it up, Ellis. There she is our terrific counselor lady there in Queens, Howard Beach, Rockaway, the whole thing, Joanne Ariola. And, yes, poor Grace Giovanni's wife, Grace Galante. She will forever be, forever, 29 years old. Thanks for listening to Sit and Friends in the Morning. You can hear Sid and Friends in the Morning, weekday mornings at six. If you like the podcast, share it with your friends, and listen anytime at wabcradio.com and download the Wabc Radio app. Hit that subscribe button on all major podcast platforms. Plus, follow WABC on social, on Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, and X. See you next time for a new episode, so you never have to wonder. What's that? What the heck is going on here?