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An Israeli and Palestinian Choose Peace

Mike Barnicle — Thu, 14 May 2026 13:59:06 +0000

“So, each of you carry your individual horror to what happens still every day over there. How did the two of you bridge that horror and become one?,” asks veteran columnist Mike Barnicle of Palestinian peace activist Aziz Abu Sarah, who joins Morning Joe alongside Israeli peace activist Maoz Inon to share their inspirational story of family loss and choosing reconciliation over revenge as the pair has closely worked together in calling for peace in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Hear Sarah share how “empathy” is the key to unity, highlighting it’s imperative “we realize that there is no other alternative.”

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China and Intellectual Property Theft

Mike Barnicle — Thu, 14 May 2026 13:56:09 +0000

Tune in for this Morning Joe segment with U.S. Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA)—the top Democrat on the House Select Committee on competition with China—discussing U.S.-China trade tensions and arguing that China has unfairly hurt American workers through heavy industrial subsidies, cheap product dumping and labor abuses, hollowing out manufacturing communities across the Midwest and contributing to Donald Trump’s political rise. “Congressman, where would you put the Chinese theft of intellectual property on a list of things that we should address with China?” asks veteran columnist Mike Barnicle. Hear Khanna explain why China has “simply not played fair.”

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Trump’s Late-Night Rants

Mike Barnicle — Wed, 13 May 2026 19:23:47 +0000

Tune in on this Morning Joe conversation with Joe Scarborough, Mika Brzezinski, Willie Geist, Jonathan Lemire and Mike Barnicle as they weigh in on President Donald Trump’s temperament after POTUS unleashed a bizarre late-night posting spree on Truth Social that saw him amplify more than 50 posts from unverified accounts, sharing debunked conspiracy theories and AI-generated content targeting his political rivals, including former President Barack Obama. “If you used a split screen of Trump on one side talking, Barack Obama on the other side talking, Barack Obama sets people at ease, and they have an aspect of familiarity and affection for the guy, no matter whether they voted for him or not; and they want that in a presidency, not the anger, not the vile stuff that he tweets all night, overnight. I mean, it’s an easy choice for people,” says Barnicle. Catch the conversation here. ”

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A Nation Uneasy

Mike Barnicle — Wed, 13 May 2026 19:01:22 +0000

“I have not recalled or witnessed a time in this country since the spring of 1968 where there seems to be a blanket of uncertainty and unease enveloping the entire country about where we are now and where we’re going in the near future. I just have not seen it,” says veteran columnist Mike Barnicle during this Morning Joe conversation with Joe Scarborough, Mika Brzezinski and The Dispatch senior writer David Drucker about the current sentiment about the economy from around the country after a new CNN poll found that 70 percent disapprove of how POTUS is handling the economy.

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Early MLB Takeaways

Mike Barnicle — Tue, 12 May 2026 18:49:23 +0000

Tune in on this Morning Joe conversation with Joe Scarborough, Jonathan Lemire, Mika Brzezinski, and Mike Barnicle as they talk baseball more than a month into the 2026 MLB season, including the Pittsburgh Pirates getting off to a solid start as the team currently holds a 22–19 record. “The Pirates play in one of the two or three best ballparks built in the last 10 or 15 years. They’ve got a bunch of young kids. There’s some fruition now—finally—to their farm system. They have the best pitcher in Major League Baseball without a doubt—(Paul) Skenes. And it’s good to see them coming back. I’d like to see more fans going into that ballpark, but Pittsburgh’s a sneaky good story,” says Barnicle about the Pirates and their home stadium, PNC Park. Catch the conversation here.

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Doubt in U.S. Leadership

Mike Barnicle — Tue, 12 May 2026 15:02:07 +0000

“Admiral, you’ve had quite a career on the global stage. Looking at it now, looking backward, and from right now, today, the United States was viewed as predictable, dependable and reliable by many allies across the globe. Where do we stand on those categories today?” asks veteran columnist Mike Barnicle of retired U.S. Navy Adm. James Stavridis during a Morning Joe conversation about the U.S. standing around the world during the Trump Administration’s second term. Hear Stavridis’s assessment on America now being a “reduced” nation on the global stage, explaining: “That sense of doubt in the United States—your point—is rising and it ought to concern us deeply.”

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The Trump Economy

Mike Barnicle — Thu, 07 May 2026 18:17:19 +0000

Tune in on this Morning Joe conversation with Mika Brzezinski, Jonathan Lemire, John Heilemann and Mike Barnicle as they weigh in on President Donald Trump’s standing after a new NPR/PBS News/Marist poll revealed only 35 percent of Americans approve of POTUS’s handling of the economy. “There’s nothing more glaring than to be putting gas in your car alongside someone you know across from you in another bay—a guy driving a pickup truck who works hard for a living and is putting gas in his pickup truck—and he’s looking at those numbers roll up and he’s furious about the cost of gas. And he has a Trump bumper sticker on the back of his pickup truck. The irony—the irony—of being deceived by people they voted for is really impactful,” says Barnicle about Trump supporters amid surging gas prices.

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ICE Crackdown Fallout

Mike Barnicle — Thu, 07 May 2026 18:16:08 +0000

“Let’s separate law enforcement—legitimate law enforcement, city police departments—from what we’re talking about here and what we’re seeing on your screen. It’s basically a poorly trained paramilitary outfit. That’s what it is. And the absurdity of DHS is just in their pronouncements that DHS does not target children. Look at these scenes. Look at how tear gas—no matter what you fire from a tear gas gun—envelops a whole neighborhood, drifts down a street. A kid could be going to school half a block or a block away from all of this tear gas, and he or she is going to inhale that,” says veteran columnist Mike Barnicle during this Morning Joe conversation with Mika Brzezinski, Jonathan Lemire and ProPublica reporter Lisa Song about her independent news organization’s investigation which revealed that ICE officers have escalated the use of the chemicals—tear gas and pepper spray—throughout recent immigration crackdowns under the Trump Administration, causing harm to at least 79 children across the country in the process.

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Hope and Uncertainty in America

Mike Barnicle — Wed, 06 May 2026 17:03:37 +0000

“Dritan, when you pull the tabs internally on these polls, do you get any sense of the feeling of confidence that young Americans with young children starting up families that they have less confidence in the future than other people?” asks veteran columnist Mike Barnicle of HarrisX founder and CEO Dritan Nesho who joins Morning Joe to discuss polling data from the American Confidence Tracker, a new survey that picks up where Gallup’s monthly presidential tracking poll left off. Hear Nesho breakdown that despite the fact that “Americans are very frustrated” with the current economic situation, “two-thirds still say that the American dream is attainable to them.”

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Too Much, Too Disconnected

Mike Barnicle — Wed, 06 May 2026 15:41:11 +0000

Mike Barnicle and Fab Five Freddy joined “The Beat with Ari Melber” for an edition of “Fallback,” during which they highlighted what they see as signs of a culture that’s gotten out of balance: the Met Gala’s display of wealth and celebrity excess, the normalization of a $9 Starbucks coffee, and the way smartphones have reduced eye contact, curiosity, and real-world connection. “America should never again confuse wealth with wisdom,” says Barnicle. Catch the conversation here.

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