Mike Barnicle

Mike Barnicle is an award-winning print and broadcast journalist, and social and political commentator. He is a regular contributor on MSNBC's popular Morning Joe program, and often comments on television and in print about the news of the day. Mike Barnicle has written more than 4,000 newspaper columns, and continues to write for The Daily Beast, TIME, The Huffington Post, Politico, Esquire, and others.

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Sep 25, 2017

First Amendment Attack

“The saddest thing about this is: This is not about the flag. This is not about a song. This is about Colin Kaepernick’s right, your right, my right to be free — to do what you want to do in this country within reason. And that’s within reason,” says Morning Joe veteran columnist Mike Barnicle as the panel discusses President Donald Trump’s tweeting out against NFL players kneeling during the national anthem and suggesting players should be punished for such an act. Listen to more of the discussion about First Amendment rights and Sec. of the Treasury Steve Mnuchin’s defense of Trump here with hosts Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski.

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Mike Barnicle is a veteran print and broadcast journalist recognized for his street-smart, straightforward style honed over nearly four decades in the field. The Massachusetts native has written 4,000-plus columns collectively for The Boston Globe, Boston Herald and the New York Daily News, and continues to champion the struggles and triumphs of the every man by giving voice to the essential stories of today on television, radio, and in print.

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