The Official Mike Barnicle Website https://www.mikebarnicle.com The Official Mike Barnicle Website Fri, 07 Aug 2026 13:25:52 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.3 Midterm Warning Signs https://www.mikebarnicle.com/2026/midterm-warning-signs/ Thu, 06 Aug 2026 21:13:50 +0000 https://www.mikebarnicle.com/?p=10190 “One of the things that sort of stands out—if you just look around at normal American life, which too few American politicians do, I think—is the level of cruelty in some of the cuts that the government under Donald Trump is making on an everyday basis—cruelty aimed at people who have a tough time anyway, and it’s disturbing,” says Morning Joe contributor Mike Barnicle during this conversation with Jonathan Lemire, Mark Leibovich and Elise Jordan about concerns that President Donald Trump is increasingly out of touch with voters, the political challenges facing both parties ahead of the midterms, and the […]

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]]> “One of the things that sort of stands out—if you just look around at normal American life, which too few American politicians do, I think—is the level of cruelty in some of the cuts that the government under Donald Trump is making on an everyday basis—cruelty aimed at people who have a tough time anyway, and it’s disturbing,” says Morning Joe contributor Mike Barnicle during this conversation with Jonathan Lemire, Mark Leibovich and Elise Jordan about concerns that President Donald Trump is increasingly out of touch with voters, the political challenges facing both parties ahead of the midterms, and the impact of Trump Administration policies on everyday Americans. Join the conversation here.”

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]]> Ted Lasso Returns https://www.mikebarnicle.com/2026/ted-lasso-returns/ Thu, 06 Aug 2026 13:25:02 +0000 https://www.mikebarnicle.com/?p=10196 Watch this Morning Joe conversation with “Ted Lasso” co-creator, writer, executive producer and star Brendan Hunt, who joined the panel to discuss the Emmy-winning comedy’s return for a fourth season, the decision to center the story on a women’s football team, and how the writers approached revisiting the show’s beloved characters. “Nearly every character in the show—is so enormously appealing at one level or another,” says veteran columnist Mike Barnicle. Hear Hunt explain how the creative team tried to make the characters “as real as possible.”

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]]> Watch this Morning Joe conversation with “Ted Lasso” co-creator, writer, executive producer and star Brendan Hunt, who joined the panel to discuss the Emmy-winning comedy’s return for a fourth season, the decision to center the story on a women’s football team, and how the writers approached revisiting the show’s beloved characters. “Nearly every character in the show—is so enormously appealing at one level or another,” says veteran columnist Mike Barnicle. Hear Hunt explain how the creative team tried to make the characters “as real as possible.”

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]]> Reality Versus Rhetoric in ‘Trump World’ https://www.mikebarnicle.com/2026/reality-versus-rhetoric-in-trump-world/ Wed, 05 Aug 2026 18:43:28 +0000 https://www.mikebarnicle.com/?p=10187 Watch this Morning Joe segment with veteran columnist and frequent contributor Mike Barnicle reacting to President Donald Trump’s comments during a Fox News interview defending his handling of the economy, predicting lower gas prices, and arguing his administration deserves an “A+” for its economic record. “The description of ‘Trump World’ as he explains it is really so irrational, so out there, so apart from what happens every day in people’s lives in this country. If you look around the country, if you feel for the country, if you do your own grocery shopping, if you just walk around and talk […]

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]]> Watch this Morning Joe segment with veteran columnist and frequent contributor Mike Barnicle reacting to President Donald Trump’s comments during a Fox News interview defending his handling of the economy, predicting lower gas prices, and arguing his administration deserves an “A+” for its economic record. “The description of ‘Trump World’ as he explains it is really so irrational, so out there, so apart from what happens every day in people’s lives in this country. If you look around the country, if you feel for the country, if you do your own grocery shopping, if you just walk around and talk to people, this is a paycheck-to-paycheck economy for huge, huge numbers of people,” says Barnicle, adding that every candidate this fall—Republican and Democrat—should have to answer to constituents: ‘What will you do for me and my family?’

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]]> Lindsey Graham: A Political Chameleon https://www.mikebarnicle.com/2026/lindsey-graham-a-political-chameleon/ Tue, 14 Jul 2026 21:56:06 +0000 https://www.mikebarnicle.com/?p=10184 Tune in to this Morning Joe conversation with Joe Scarborough and Mike Barnicle reflecting upon the political legacy of South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham, his evolution within the Republican Party, and the shifting political alliances that defined his career. “The thing that I never understood about him is that he was never cruel in terms of when he would speak to you about different politicians or issues, or whatever like that. But he once said—about Joe Biden—that if you can meet a better person, God never created a better person than Joe Biden. And yet he said some horrific things […]

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]]> Tune in to this Morning Joe conversation with Joe Scarborough and Mike Barnicle reflecting upon the political legacy of South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham, his evolution within the Republican Party, and the shifting political alliances that defined his career. “The thing that I never understood about him is that he was never cruel in terms of when he would speak to you about different politicians or issues, or whatever like that. But he once said—about Joe Biden—that if you can meet a better person, God never created a better person than Joe Biden. And yet he said some horrific things about Biden during Biden’s presidency and just quite recently, and I’ve never been able to juggle that,” comments Barnicle. Hear Scarborough explain why he believes Graham was a “shape shifter” in pursuit of access to power.

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]]> Markets, War, Politics https://www.mikebarnicle.com/2026/markets-war-politics/ Tue, 14 Jul 2026 15:42:44 +0000 https://www.mikebarnicle.com/?p=10182 “What an incredible thing: Gas prices are up, stocks are down, and we’re spending $1 billion a day in Iran—wow,” says Morning Joe contributor Mike Barnicle during this discussion with Joe Scarborough and POLITICO politics bureau chief Jonathan Martin about the political fallout from the renewed U.S.-Iran conflict, the difficult choices facing Republican candidates, and how rising gas prices especially this upcoming Labor Day weekend could shape the midterm elections.

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]]> “What an incredible thing: Gas prices are up, stocks are down, and we’re spending $1 billion a day in Iran—wow,” says Morning Joe contributor Mike Barnicle during this discussion with Joe Scarborough and POLITICO politics bureau chief Jonathan Martin about the political fallout from the renewed U.S.-Iran conflict, the difficult choices facing Republican candidates, and how rising gas prices especially this upcoming Labor Day weekend could shape the midterm elections.

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]]> ICE Under Fire https://www.mikebarnicle.com/2026/ice-under-fire-2/ Tue, 14 Jul 2026 15:34:39 +0000 https://www.mikebarnicle.com/?p=10180 This is not for the first time this has happened in a city or a town in the United States of America where ill-trained or untrained federal officials shoot and kill someone. In this case, they shot a resident of Maine. And the idea that the federal police—the ICE people—are there to take over that investigation is beyond outrageous. The Maine State Police, I’m sure, has a very good homicide unit. They should be the ones covering this, they should be the ones. They should have encircled that area right there, frozen it for evidence. It’s a shooting scene, and […]

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]]> This is not for the first time this has happened in a city or a town in the United States of America where ill-trained or untrained federal officials shoot and kill someone. In this case, they shot a resident of Maine. And the idea that the federal police—the ICE people—are there to take over that investigation is beyond outrageous. The Maine State Police, I’m sure, has a very good homicide unit. They should be the ones covering this, they should be the ones. They should have encircled that area right there, frozen it for evidence. It’s a shooting scene, and no ICE agent should be allowed to interfere in that investigation,” says veteran columnist Mike Barnicle during this Morning Joe conversation with Joe Scarborough, Willie Geist and Mara Gay about the circumstances around another fatal ICE shooting of a person in a car—this time in Maine—and who should investigate federal immigration officer-involved shootings.

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]]> Trump v. the NYT https://www.mikebarnicle.com/2026/trump-v-the-nyt/ Mon, 13 Jul 2026 13:17:05 +0000 https://www.mikebarnicle.com/?p=10178 This Morning Joe conversation among Jonathan Lemire, Mike Barnicle and New York Times investigative reporter Michael Schmidt delves into the Trump Administration’s having issued subpoenas to five New York Times reporters. What are the implications on press freedom and should the White House Correspondents’ Dinner be canceled “given the war that the president has waged against the press?” asks Barnicle. Watch the segment here.

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]]> This Morning Joe conversation among Jonathan Lemire, Mike Barnicle and New York Times investigative reporter Michael Schmidt delves into the Trump Administration’s having issued subpoenas to five New York Times reporters. What are the implications on press freedom and should the White House Correspondents’ Dinner be canceled “given the war that the president has waged against the press?” asks Barnicle. Watch the segment here.

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]]> ICE’s lack of credibility https://www.mikebarnicle.com/2026/ices-lack-of-credibility/ Thu, 09 Jul 2026 18:33:32 +0000 https://www.mikebarnicle.com/?p=10176 Tune in for this Morning Joe conversation with Jonathan Lemire, former DHS Secretary Jeh Johnson and Mike Barnicle about the fallout from the fatal ICE shooting in Houston and the broader implications for political rhetoric, public trust, and leadership. Hear Johnson explain why he believes fatal ICE shootings like the one in Houston require local involvement to ensure public trust and accountability.

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]]> Tune in for this Morning Joe conversation with Jonathan Lemire, former DHS Secretary Jeh Johnson and Mike Barnicle about the fallout from the fatal ICE shooting in Houston and the broader implications for political rhetoric, public trust, and leadership. Hear Johnson explain why he believes fatal ICE shootings like the one in Houston require local involvement to ensure public trust and accountability.

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]]> Trump’s Ukraine meeting https://www.mikebarnicle.com/2026/trumps-ukraine-meeting/ Thu, 09 Jul 2026 17:10:05 +0000 https://www.mikebarnicle.com/?p=10174 Watch this Morning Joe conversation with The Atlantic staff writer Franklin Foer discussing President Donald Trump’s meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the NATO summit, Ukraine’s recent military gains, and the urgent need for additional missile defense support. “A sidebar—a sad sidebar—to the NATO meetings, there was the conversation—the brief conversation—between the President of the United States and Zelensky and Ukraine. And the consensus has always been, if you speak to people in the Pentagon—who will still speak to you without getting caught—they will tell you that if they had been supplied, if Ukraine had been supplied, properly over […]

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]]> Watch this Morning Joe conversation with The Atlantic staff writer Franklin Foer discussing President Donald Trump’s meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the NATO summit, Ukraine’s recent military gains, and the urgent need for additional missile defense support. “A sidebar—a sad sidebar—to the NATO meetings, there was the conversation—the brief conversation—between the President of the United States and Zelensky and Ukraine. And the consensus has always been, if you speak to people in the Pentagon—who will still speak to you without getting caught—they will tell you that if they had been supplied, if Ukraine had been supplied, properly over the past year, year and a half, Russia would have collapsed already within Ukraine, the military would have collapsed. What were you thinking when you saw the two of them together?” asks veteran columnist Mike Barnicle. Hear Foer explain why he believes “Ukraine has seized the initiative” and why this could be a pivotal moment in the war.

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]]> POTUS corruption questions https://www.mikebarnicle.com/2026/potus-corruption-questions/ Wed, 01 Jul 2026 17:23:47 +0000 https://www.mikebarnicle.com/?p=10171 “It’s a staggering amount of money he’s made personally….It’s incredible what’s going on—the level of corruption in Washington,” says Morning Joe contributor Mike Barnicle in this brief conversation with Willie Geist about new reporting on President Donald Trump’s financial disclosures, which reveal billions in cryptocurrency-related earnings and raise fresh questions about ethics and conflicts of interest.

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]]> “It’s a staggering amount of money he’s made personally….It’s incredible what’s going on—the level of corruption in Washington,” says Morning Joe contributor Mike Barnicle in this brief conversation with Willie Geist about new reporting on President Donald Trump’s financial disclosures, which reveal billions in cryptocurrency-related earnings and raise fresh questions about ethics and conflicts of interest.

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