Morning Joe’s “legendary columnist” Mike Barnicle earned his title for the thousands of columns he’s written over a four decade career. But watch this Morning Joe clip to learn more about another “legendary” member of his family. Only on MSNBC.
With all the press and social media coverage that followed Libertarian Party presidential candidate Gary Johnson not being able to answer Mike Barnicle’s question on Morning Joe about Aleppo, Mike weighs in on the deeper meaning of the question, putting it into context, and explaining its overarching significance for all the presidential candidates as well as for each and every one of us. Read his latest column for The Daily Beast here.
“The Veterans Administration–once you get in that system–they take care of veterans extraordinarily well. The problem is the system itself; getting into the system,” says Morning Joe senior contributor Mike Barnicle during a discussion about veterans and their support for Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump. More on the topic here.
The Morning Joe panel discusses Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s questionable relationship with the Attorney General of Florida and why the release of Trump’s tax returns are important. Joined by Bloomberg Politics’ John Heilmann, veteran columnist Mike Barnicle says: “If you assume that the office of the Florida Attorney General is run professionally and competently there has certainly got to be an email trail about the disposition of dropping any potential investigation into Trump University in Florida.” Tune in to hear the rest of the conversation.
“I have never seen a faster learner in American politics than Donald Trump,” said Morning Joe senior contributor Mike Barnicle about the Republican presidential nominee on a segment of Snapchat’s “Good Luck America” with Peter Hambry, titled “Why Is the News a Total Mess?”
“Syria is the worst humanitarian crisis since World War II,” Democratic vice presidential nominee Sen. Tim Kaine told Morning Joe’s Mike Barnicle, as the two discussed the Clinton-Kaine foreign policy plans. Asks Barnicle: “You were a big proponent of getting people on the record to ramp up the use of force in Syria and elsewhere around the globe… What’s the administration going to do if you are elected?” Hear more of the exchange here.
Heading into the Labor Day weekend, national polls have Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton maintaining her lead over Republican opponent Donald Trump, but the margins continue to diminish. Says Morning Joe senior contributor Mike Barnicle: “(Clinton has) had a tough two weeks and has yet to stand up and address the issue that bothers people: Can we trust her?”
On MSNBC’s Morning Joe, senior contributor Mike Barnicle is joined by former CIA Director Michael Hayden to discuss the ongoing situation in Syria and how it impacts the United States. Given the issues also with Turkey, Barnicle asks Hayden: “Is there any, any prospect that we could form a closer union –not an alliance — with the Russians within Syria? Is there any potential there?” Hear Hayden’s response here.
“If you want really documented evidence of the fact that (Republican presidential nominee) Donald Trump does live in a parallel universe, there was an element in his speech last night toward the end… when he talked about the first hour of his presidency. What he would do in the first hour of his presidency…that he would remove everyone here who is here in this country illegally. Within the first hour of his presidency. You listen to that and you say he’s not dealing in reality here,” opines Morning Joe contributor Mike Barnicle during a conversation about Trump’s chances in the race for the White House. Hear the rest of the conversation with the Morning Joe panel here.
Veteran columnist Mike Barnicle and the Morning Joe panelists discuss the recent developments for Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump following his meeting with the Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto and Trump’s speech on immigration in Phoenix, later that same day. Still, “I defy you to tell me what his immigration policy is,” says Barnicle. Listen in to hear the rest the whole discussion here.
