The Official Mike Barnicle Website https://www.mikebarnicle.com The Official Mike Barnicle Website Thu, 03 Sep 2026 14:21:03 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.4 Can America be Saved? https://www.mikebarnicle.com/2026/can-america-be-saved/ Wed, 02 Sep 2026 14:17:02 +0000 https://www.mikebarnicle.com/?p=10216 “How much time does the country have to be this country? What is happening to this country? We have a 40 trillion dollar debt, 40 trillion dollars. We have worries about what’s going to happen on election day in this country. Are there going to be troops sent to election places, sent to polling places? Is the election going to be bagged by this administration? We have allies—we have had allies since the end of World War II—that are all pissed off at us throughout the world. And we’re talking about, you know, ridiculous things with this guy: ‘Lake America.’ […]

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]]> “How much time does the country have to be this country? What is happening to this country? We have a 40 trillion dollar debt, 40 trillion dollars. We have worries about what’s going to happen on election day in this country. Are there going to be troops sent to election places, sent to polling places? Is the election going to be bagged by this administration? We have allies—we have had allies since the end of World War II—that are all pissed off at us throughout the world. And we’re talking about, you know, ridiculous things with this guy: ‘Lake America.’ I mean, what has happened to America? Can we save it? Can we reclaim it? Can we rebuild it?….There’s so much anger in this country that it has to be tapped one way or another; but the anger is out there because people realize that the country is being stolen from them,” says Morning Joe contributor Mike Barnicle during this conversation with Jonathan Lemire, Jennifer Palmieri, Peter Alexander and Katty Kay about growing economic concerns ahead of the midterm elections, the political challenges facing President Donald Trump, and broader questions about the direction of the country before November.

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]]> Are We Marching Backward? https://www.mikebarnicle.com/2026/are-we-marching-backward/ Fri, 28 Aug 2026 12:54:37 +0000 https://www.mikebarnicle.com/?p=10213 “Watching these pictures of an event that occurred in 1963, it caused me to think about the country that existed in 1963: three months after the March on Washington, President Kennedy was killed. Less than two years after the March on Washington, the first element of the 9th Marines landed at a place called Da Nang in South Vietnam. And we know the roller coaster after that, what happened to this country. And I’m wondering, from your perspective, do you think it was easier to unify this country…then than it is today?” asks veteran columnist Mike Barnicle of the Rev. […]

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]]> “Watching these pictures of an event that occurred in 1963, it caused me to think about the country that existed in 1963: three months after the March on Washington, President Kennedy was killed. Less than two years after the March on Washington, the first element of the 9th Marines landed at a place called Da Nang in South Vietnam. And we know the roller coaster after that, what happened to this country. And I’m wondering, from your perspective, do you think it was easier to unify this country…then than it is today?” asks veteran columnist Mike Barnicle of the Rev. Al Sharpton during this Morning Joe conversation on the anniversary of the March on Washington 63 years ago.

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]]> Trump’s Putin Problem https://www.mikebarnicle.com/2026/trumps-putin-problem/ Thu, 27 Aug 2026 13:16:33 +0000 https://www.mikebarnicle.com/?p=10211 “Is there anyone around the president of the United States who would step into the Oval Office and say, ‘Mr. President, Russia is not our friend, (Russian President Vladimir) Putin is not our friend, we’ve got to rethink a couple of elements of the relationship we have…with the Russians?,” asks veteran columnist Mike Barnicle during this Morning Joe conversation with Jonathan Lemire and Willie Geist about CIA Director John Ratcliffe’s rare trip to Moscow, concerns that Russia could test NATO by targeting one of its Baltic allies, and whether the Trump administration is doing enough to deter further Russian aggression.

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]]> “Is there anyone around the president of the United States who would step into the Oval Office and say, ‘Mr. President, Russia is not our friend, (Russian President Vladimir) Putin is not our friend, we’ve got to rethink a couple of elements of the relationship we have…with the Russians?,” asks veteran columnist Mike Barnicle during this Morning Joe conversation with Jonathan Lemire and Willie Geist about CIA Director John Ratcliffe’s rare trip to Moscow, concerns that Russia could test NATO by targeting one of its Baltic allies, and whether the Trump administration is doing enough to deter further Russian aggression.

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]]> Trump’s midterm strategy https://www.mikebarnicle.com/2026/trumps-midterm-strategy/ Thu, 27 Aug 2026 13:11:29 +0000 https://www.mikebarnicle.com/?p=10209 Watch this Morning Joe conversation with Willie Geist, Jonathan Lemire, Jon Meacham and Mike Barnicle discussing President Donald Trump’s plan to spend heavily on midterm ads touting his record, even as new polling shows him underwater with voters on several major issues—and what that disconnect could mean for Republicans heading into the midterms. “You also have an administration that almost on a daily basis goes out of its way to remove programs or trim programs aimed at helping middle-class people and people living right at the edge—poor people—in this country with a level of cruelty involved in what they do […]

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]]> Watch this Morning Joe conversation with Willie Geist, Jonathan Lemire, Jon Meacham and Mike Barnicle discussing President Donald Trump’s plan to spend heavily on midterm ads touting his record, even as new polling shows him underwater with voters on several major issues—and what that disconnect could mean for Republicans heading into the midterms. “You also have an administration that almost on a daily basis goes out of its way to remove programs or trim programs aimed at helping middle-class people and people living right at the edge—poor people—in this country with a level of cruelty involved in what they do that is unmatched in my memory,” comments Barnicle. Will Trump’s messaging resonate with voters, or will concerns about his policies ultimately shape the midterm vote?

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]]> Trump’s Iran Quagmire https://www.mikebarnicle.com/2026/trumps-iran-quagmire/ Wed, 19 Aug 2026 19:51:00 +0000 https://www.mikebarnicle.com/?p=10207 Watch this Morning Joe conversation with Joe Scarborough, Eugene Robinson and Mike Barnicle discussing reports that Russia and China are helping Iran replenish its military capabilities during the ongoing war, what that could mean for President Donald Trump’s foreign policy and U.S. alliances, and growing questions about the Trump administration’s handling of the conflict and Congress’ oversight of the war. “We don’t know how we got into this war. We don’t know who urged Trump to participate in this war; but the striking thing to me is that there’s a whole political party—the Republican Party—that, unlike in the mid-1960s, conjoined […]

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]]> Watch this Morning Joe conversation with Joe Scarborough, Eugene Robinson and Mike Barnicle discussing reports that Russia and China are helping Iran replenish its military capabilities during the ongoing war, what that could mean for President Donald Trump’s foreign policy and U.S. alliances, and growing questions about the Trump administration’s handling of the conflict and Congress’ oversight of the war. “We don’t know how we got into this war. We don’t know who urged Trump to participate in this war; but the striking thing to me is that there’s a whole political party—the Republican Party—that, unlike in the mid-1960s, conjoined with the Democrats to have hearings about how Vietnam began and what was the story in Vietnam. They are silent on this. There are no hearings. There are no questions being answered,” says Barnicle. Hear Robinson explain why the Iran “war of choice” is “really is a quagmire.”

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]]> “Cruelty” and “incompetence” will shape the midterms https://www.mikebarnicle.com/2026/cruelty-and-incompetence-will-shape-the-midterms/ Wed, 19 Aug 2026 18:01:33 +0000 https://www.mikebarnicle.com/?p=10205 “This is a unique moment in American political history because everyone out there—Republican or Democrat—is being confronted by an administration in Washington, D.C. that has married over the past three years, especially, cruelty and incompetence. The cruelty affects how people live—health care benefits, gone; food for the poor or the middle class—all sorts of programs diminished or disappeared. All of that has impacted this election that’s going to take place, that took place in Florida yesterday, and all over the country in November….Things are tough out there for most Americans, from gas prices to the way they live, to the […]

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]]> “This is a unique moment in American political history because everyone out there—Republican or Democrat—is being confronted by an administration in Washington, D.C. that has married over the past three years, especially, cruelty and incompetence. The cruelty affects how people live—health care benefits, gone; food for the poor or the middle class—all sorts of programs diminished or disappeared. All of that has impacted this election that’s going to take place, that took place in Florida yesterday, and all over the country in November….Things are tough out there for most Americans, from gas prices to the way they live, to the specter of a war hanging over us and a war that’s being run haphazardly and incompetently; and that’s going to be, I think, the biggest issue…as we head into November—how people live,” says Morning Joe contributor Mike Barnicle during a conversation with Joe Scarborough about Florida’s Democratic primary results and what they could reveal about the issues shaping the midterm elections. Watch the exchange here.

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]]> Gambling with children’s health https://www.mikebarnicle.com/2026/gambling-with-childrens-health/ Tue, 18 Aug 2026 14:14:20 +0000 https://www.mikebarnicle.com/?p=10202 “How do you gamble with your child’s health as you send them off to school?” asks Morning Joe contributor Mike Barnicle during a conversation with Willie Geist and Jonathan Lemire about new CDC data showing rising childhood vaccine exemptions, declining vaccination rates among kindergartners, and growing concerns about what these trends could mean for public health.

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]]> “How do you gamble with your child’s health as you send them off to school?” asks Morning Joe contributor Mike Barnicle during a conversation with Willie Geist and Jonathan Lemire about new CDC data showing rising childhood vaccine exemptions, declining vaccination rates among kindergartners, and growing concerns about what these trends could mean for public health.

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]]> Democracy Under Religious Pressure https://www.mikebarnicle.com/2026/democracy-under-religious-pressure/ Tue, 18 Aug 2026 14:12:08 +0000 https://www.mikebarnicle.com/?p=10200 U.S. Rep. Jared Huffman (D-CA) joins Morning Joe to discuss his new book, “No Prophets: The Fight to Save Democracy from Christian Nationalism,” and why he believes Christian nationalism poses a growing threat to American democracy. He says the movement influences debates over public education, science, and the separation of church and state. “Congressman, is there—or can you define—a logic trail from Christian nationalism to various attacks that they make on public schools, on various elements of science, vaccines for children? What is going on here?” asks veteran columnist Mike Barnicle. Hear Huffman explain why Christian nationalism is “attacking anything […]

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]]> U.S. Rep. Jared Huffman (D-CA) joins Morning Joe to discuss his new book, “No Prophets: The Fight to Save Democracy from Christian Nationalism,” and why he believes Christian nationalism poses a growing threat to American democracy. He says the movement influences debates over public education, science, and the separation of church and state. “Congressman, is there—or can you define—a logic trail from Christian nationalism to various attacks that they make on public schools, on various elements of science, vaccines for children? What is going on here?” asks veteran columnist Mike Barnicle. Hear Huffman explain why Christian nationalism is “attacking anything that questions a very rigid, literalist, biblical worldview.”

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]]> Health Care on the Ballot https://www.mikebarnicle.com/2026/health-care-on-the-ballot/ Tue, 18 Aug 2026 14:00:40 +0000 https://www.mikebarnicle.com/?p=10198 Tune in for this Morning Joe conversation with Rep. Pete Aguilar (D-CA), Chair of the House Democratic Caucus, about the role health care will play in the upcoming midterm elections and the ongoing challenges Americans face in accessing and affording care. “You’re going around the country, Congressman—Texas, Arizona, Michigan, Maine, wherever you go—tell me where you think the ability to gain access to and coverage of the cost of health care stands in the minds of the American voter right now?” asks veteran columnist Mike Barnicle. Hear Aguilar explain why Americans know “health care wasn’t great” before President Donald Trump […]

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]]> Tune in for this Morning Joe conversation with Rep. Pete Aguilar (D-CA), Chair of the House Democratic Caucus, about the role health care will play in the upcoming midterm elections and the ongoing challenges Americans face in accessing and affording care. “You’re going around the country, Congressman—Texas, Arizona, Michigan, Maine, wherever you go—tell me where you think the ability to gain access to and coverage of the cost of health care stands in the minds of the American voter right now?” asks veteran columnist Mike Barnicle. Hear Aguilar explain why Americans know “health care wasn’t great” before President Donald Trump returned to office—and why he argues recent cuts will make it even harder.

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]]> 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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