Mike Barnicle

“Donald Trump didn’t pull the trigger in Atlanta, but Donald Trump certainly was responsible for the anger and the fear and the suspicion that exists in great degree in this country, much more so than ever in the past,” said Morning Joe contributor Mike Barnicle during this conversation with host Joe Scarborough about the rise of hate crimes targeting Asian Americans, including a man charged in Georgia, a suspect in three shootings at Atlanta-area massage parlors or spas that killed eight people, most of them women of Asian descent. Watch more of the discussion here.

Tune in for this St. Patrick’s Day conversation between Morning Joe’s Mike Barnicle and Ireland’s Prime Minister Micheál Martin about the status of the peace process and the Good Friday Agreement amid post-Brexit tensions between the UK and the EU over Northern Ireland.

Tune in for this Morning Joe conversation with Joe Scarborough, Mika Brzezinski and Mike Barnicle as they honor legendary network television journalist and “wonderful man” Roger Mudd who has died at 93 years old. “Roger began as a newspaper guy in Richmond, Virginia. When he was a famous anchor, he was still the Roger Mudd from Richmond, Virginia….And you’re absolutely right: Ask a simple, direct question; you get a simple, direct answer and that’s the news of the day,” says Barnicle about Mudd’s effective interview inquiries, which were on fully display in the 1979 interview that wound up undermining the presidential hopes of Senator Edward M. Kennedy. Find out more about Mudd’s career here.

Watch this Morning Joe conversation among Willie Geist, Mike Barnicle and Jonathan Lemire about the support President Joe Biden has received from Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders on his agenda, specifically Sanders’ commitment to push for the $15 minimum wage as a pay raise to hourly workers despite the proposal having been struck from Biden’s COVID-19 stimulus plan. Find out more here.

Watch this Morning Joe conversation between Joe Scarborough and Mike Barnicle about the significance of President Joe Biden’s announcement that the United States would have enough COVID-19 vaccine doses for every adult American by the end of May, dramatically accelerating his own timeline. “The principle objective right now—as of this moment—is to show to the American public, the efficacy, the efficiency of government. When government is working well, it helps a lot of people, and that’s what this administration is intent on proving,” says Barnicle.

“Where have these United States Senators—all of them Republican—where have they been as this daily onslaught against things that we hold dear as a country: like truth, justice, accountability. Where have they been, and what are they going to do?” asks veteran columnist Mike Barnicle of The New York Times Washington bureau chief Elisabeth Bumiller as the Morning Joe panel discusses the future of the Republican Party as a majority of GOP senators are expected to acquit former President Donald Trump at his second impeachment trial this week. Hear Bumiller’s response here.

Morning Joe contributor Mike Barnicle and Congressman Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) discuss the Republican hold up of the new $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief plan amid states struggling with vaccine challenges during the country’s worst crisis in decades that has left more than 460,000 dead and millions without jobs and facing eviction.

Tune in for this Morning Joe conversation with Joe Scarborough, Mika Brzezinski, Susan Page and Mike Barnicle as they discuss role of the U.S. Senators in the historic second impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump for his role in inciting the Capitol riots on January 6th. “If the senators can’t grasp the meaning of their oath after all of this, then I don’t know where we are as a constitutional republic. Really. Seriously,” says Barnicle about the majority of GOP senators who may vote to acquit Trump.

Watch this Morning Joe conversation between Mika Brzezinski and Mike Barnicle about Senator Mitt Romney having called out his fellow Republicans who continue to push the myth that President Joe Biden is not the legitimate victor in the 2020 presidential election. “Good for Mitt that he spoke to it. But the larger problem is that we have thousands of people in this country and thousands of organized groups aimed at overthrowing the American government because of one man—Donald J. Trump—and one lie that Joe Biden is not really the legal president of the United States. And that is still out there thick in the air among these crazy people,” says Barnicle about the pro-Trump mob that attacked the Capitol and the rhetoric they continue to propagate.

“The pending impeachment trial is nothing less than a huge distraction for everything that the Biden Administration is attempting to do. We’ve had an enormous action out of the Biden Administration in a very short period of time since the inauguration, and it’s (Biden’s) commitment to using government to help people, to help move the nation forward that’s behind all of this,” said longtime Morning Joe contributor Mike Barnicle during this conversation with Willie Geist about President Joe Biden having signed a record number of executive actions in his first week while the Senate is preparing for the upcoming impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump for his role in having stirred up a mob that attacked the Capitol.

Tune in for this Morning Joe conversation between veteran columnist Mike Barnicle and the Washington Post’s columnist David Ignatius about President-elect Joe Biden’s national security team choices—including the latest William Burns as CIA director—selections that Barnicle says offer “comfort and competence.” Can they, as Ignatius asks, also challenge the new president to make the tough decisions? Hear more of the discussion here.

Watch this Morning Joe conversation between veteran columnist Mike Barnicle and Rep. Jason Crow (D-CO) about why law enforcement were ill-prepared for a well-planned pro-Trump mob that attacked the U.S. Capitol last week, during which time they breached police barricades in an attempt to force Congress to overturn President Donald Trump’s election loss. Hear Crow’s appeal for answers.

Morning Joe’s Joe Scarborough, Mika Brzezinski, Willie Geist and Mike Barnicle reflect on the Democratic wins in Georgia’s Senate runoff election that will determine control of the Senate and Stacey Abrams’ extraordinary role in the wins. “Last night in Georgia I really believe that it’s the beginning of a long, slow climb back toward sanity for this country,” says Barnicle. Watch the discussion here.

The Morning Joe conversation shifts to college football, the character of the players and celebration of Alabama senior DeVonta Smith having been awarded the Heisman Trophy during a virtual ceremony, becoming the first wide receiver in nearly three decades to win the most prestigious award in college football. “This young man DeVonta Smith who won it, his athletic skill is just so off the charts. If you look at some of the receptions he’s made, it’s incredible. And he’s going to be an unbelievable NFL player,” says Mike Barnicle about Smith, who is set to enter the 2021 NFL Draft.

In this Morning Joe conversation, Washington D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser talks with Mike Barnicle about how public safety in the nation’s capital has been impacted during the Trump Administration and how she’ll continue to work with Congress for repayment of $100 million in federal funds owed to the District for public safety as well as the $755 million owed from the CARES Act.

Watch this Morning Joe conversation between veteran columnist Mike Barnicle and Sen.-elect Raphael Warnock (D-GA), who defeated Republican Kelly Loeffler in the Georgia Senate runoff, about the need to extend more and better opportunities to marginalized groups in America so that they too can pursue the path to the American dream as Warnock did. Hear more of his personal story and why he sought to become a United States Senator.

Morning Joe’s Mike Barnicle talks with Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D-NJ) about whether progressive and moderate Democrats will be able to work together on large infrastructure issues in a Democratic-controlled Congress under Joe Biden’s presidency. Says Sherrill: “We have to reimagine government in this country.” Watch the segment here.

Tune in for this Morning Joe conversation between veteran columnist Mike Barnicle and The Cook Political Report House Editor David Wasserman about the voter turnout in the Senate runoff elections in Georgia where Democrat Rev. Raphael Warnock defeated Republican Kelly Loeffler, while Democrat Jon Ossoff is leading Republican David Perdue in the remaining critical runoff election that will determine control of the Senate. Listen to Wasserman’s response here about what may have inspired voters.

Tune in to this Morning Joe discussion between veteran columnist Mike Barnicle and Dr. Michelle McMurry-Heath, President and CEO of the Biotechnology Innovation Organization – BIO, about whether the United States should restructure its process of COVID-19 vaccine distribution through the country to meet the overwhelming demand and improve the complicated roll out.

Tune in to this Morning Joe discussion between veteran columnist Mike Barnicle and Dr. Michelle McMurry-Heath, President and CEO of the Biotechnology Innovation Organization, about whether the United States should restructure its process of COVID-19 vaccine distribution throughout the country to meet the overwhelming demand and improve the complicated roll out.