Watch this Morning Joe conversation between veteran columnist Mike Barnicle and USA TODAY Washington bureau chief Susan Page about the different factions within the Republican Party in the House of Representative today, following House Speaker Kevin McCarthy saying Republican lawmakers may consider an impeachment inquiry of President Joe Biden over unproven claims of financial misconduct. “How many elements of the Republican Party are there, and how do you cover this?” asks Barnicle. Hear Page’s response here.
Listen in on this Morning Joe conversation with Jonathan Lemire, Eugene Robinson, Elise Jordan and Mike Barnicle as they discuss Speaker Kevin McCarthy suggesting that House Republicans may be approaching the point where they’d pursue an impeachment investigation into President Joe Biden, marking McCarthy’s most explicit threat of impeaching the president to date. “Are we watching a democracy collapse in full public view, in plain view, that these people like Kevin McCarthy talking about impeaching Joe Biden rather than, ‘don’t look over there; don’t look at Donald Trump?’ And if any of them were asked, ‘could you tell us how you feel about Peter Stager,’ they wouldn’t know what I was talking about, or they wouldn’t know the origin of that question. Peter Stager, who we just mentioned earlier in the news, sentenced to four years for beating a police officer at the request – basically there in the Capitol – of Donald J. Trump. They wouldn’t know him. They don’t care about him. And they don’t care about the country, I would submit,” says Barnicle about the GOP threatening to impeach President Biden. Join the conversation here.
Morning Joe’s Mika Brzezinski, Joe Scarborough and Mike Barnicle weigh in on the presidential candidacy of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who is polling at a distant second to former President Donald Trump in 2024 GOP polling, after DeSantis said he would not agree to be Trump’s running mate because “I’m not a number two guy.” Hear the Trump campaign’s response and analysis on DeSantis’ prospects.
Listen in on this Morning Joe conversation with Mika Brzezinski, Joe Scarborough, and Mike Barnicle as they discuss the Republican Party’s continued attack on reproductive rights after Iowa’s state legislature voted to ban most abortions after six weeks of pregnancy—despite the majority of Iowans believing abortion should be legal in most or all cases, according to a recent Des Moines Register/Mediacom Iowa Poll. “We are talking once again about one of the more pivotal moments in public life for everyone: Whether or not a woman has an abortion. It’s been going on for decades, and it continues, and it’s incredible that one political party in many states continues to go back at it in terms of offending—offending women by taking the government and putting them not only into their bedrooms but into their doctor’s offices.” says Barnicle. Join the conversation here.
Join this Morning Joe conversation among Joe Scarborough, Mike Barnicle and 2024 Presidential hopeful Chris Christieas they talk about the record of former President Donald Trump. “Going forward, do you think that Donald Trump, off of his record and off of his fake fighting, do you think that he’s a danger to the country in the future? And if, by some chance, he became the Republican nominee for president, would you vote for the Republican nominee for president? Would you support him as the nominee?” Barnicle asked of Christie, a former New Jersey Governor. Watch Christie explain why he won’t support Trump, taking into account Trump’s ongoing denial of the 2020 election results.
Tune in for this Morning Joe conversation between veteran columnist Mike Barnicle and White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby about President Joe Biden’s controversial decision to send cluster munitions to Ukraine—how it will help the Ukrainians now “keeping them in the fight” and how the U.S. will work with them after the war with Russia on demining efforts.
This Morning Joe conversation with Willie Geist, Katty Kay and Mike Barnicle revolves around the state of America and the Republican Party, after former Vice President Mike Pence was confronted by a voter unhappy with his actions on January 6, 2021 and a Trump-appointed judge blocked key Biden Administration agencies and officials from meeting and communicating with social media companies about “protected speech,” in an extraordinary preliminary injunction that could have profound effects on the First Amendment. “It’s midnight in America for the Republicans,” says Barnicle. “America is at its end. The diminishment of America is obvious to everyone, they tell us. The lights are about to go out on our democracy, they continue to tell us. They have all of these contrived ads.…They can’t wait to out negative the other candidate on a stage, a platform or in a Q&A. And you keep wondering: When is America going to—and when are Americans going to—say what is wrong with these people? What has happened to this country in the sense of what the Republicans have done to this country?”
The Morning Joe panel of journalists Mike Barnicle, Katty Kay and Vaughn Hillyard discuss the appeal for some Americans still devoted to supporting former President Donald Trump despite all his legal woes as he seeks a return to the White House, following Trump having held a jam-packed rally in South Carolina that drew a massive crowd significantly larger than the population of the town that hosted it. Watch the conversation here.
Tune in for this Morning Joe conversation between veteran columnist Mike Barnicle and NBC News senior executive editor for national security David Rohde about the impact judicial appointments of former President Donald Trump will have on the future of America, after a federal judge appointed by Trump restricted parts of the Biden Administration from contacting social media sites.
interviews with Semafor and ABC News that he was not showing off classified documents after being heard in an audio clip first published by CNN referring to “highly confidential” material and “secret information” that he could no longer declassify. He now is claiming the pile of documents on his desk were “plans for construction” while constantly attempting to drive home the point that he had a lot of papers on his desk. “He did yesterday and the day before, and the day before that what he does best: He lies, he lies about everything. Of course, everyone is going to believe that these were plans just to build a new pro shop at the Bedminster golf club. But, it is who he is, and we continue to cover it every single day—this parade of lies coming from a former president of the United States,” says Barnicle.
Tune in for this Morning Joe conversation with author Sally Jenkins about her new book “The Right Call: What Sports Teach Us About Work and Life,” an inspirational and informative look at great athletes who were made not born, who succeed by obsessing over their failures and who practice in the face of resistance—important lessons for us all. “But what about those handful of athletes…who know instinctively they have a gift that just separates them from everyone else?” asks Barnicle. Hear Jenkins’ answer here.
“There’s no surprise left in Donald Trump—no matter what he does, no matter what he says, it’s no longer surprising. It’s no longer shocking. He’s removed that from the way we live, the way we exist each and every day,” said Morning Joe’s Mike Barnicle during this conversation with Joe Scarborough, Mika Brzezinski, Willie Geist and Katty Kay about the exhaustion factor surrounding former President Donald Trump, who has been hit with a 37-count federal indictment, including charges of willful retention of national defense information, conspiracy to obstruct justice and making false statements. Watch the discussion here.
“You know, Joe, I used to love waking up almost every morning of my life with a smile on my face. And for the first time in my life, and I say this completely honestly—I’m older than everyone here at the table. I now wake up on the verge of despondency nearly every day—just briefly but nearly every day,” said Morning Joe contributor Mike Barnicle. “And the Jonathan Turley appearance reminded me of something I’ve wondered about for days now, months now, actually: Where are the legitimate voices to stand in protest over what’s been done to the Presidency of the United States—to the office of the Presidency, to the Constitution, to the structure of our government, to the feel for our country. Where are the legitimate voices?” Watch the Morning Joe segment here with Joe Scarborough, Willie Geist, Mika Brzezinski and Mike Barnicle as they discuss Fox News contributor Jonathan Turley’s take on the 37-count federal indictment against former President Donald Trump, which includes charges of willful retention of national defense information, conspiracy to obstruct justice and making false statements.
Morning Joe’s Willie Geist, Elise Jordon, Jonathan Lemire and Mike Barnicle discuss newly announced 2024 Republican presidential candidate Chris Christie declaring that former President Donald Trump disappointed the country and the GOP and that Christie’s campaign will focus on Trump’s record in office, following federal prosecutors having informed Trump’s legal team that he is a target of their investigation into his handling of classified documents after he left office. “What does the Republican Party do with this dilemma called Donald J. Trump?” asks Barnicle. Watch the conversation here.
Tune in for this Morning Joe conversation with Mika Brzezinski, Mike Barnicle and Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-FL) about the “Stop Harboring Iranian Petroleum Act” (SHIP Act), legislation that Moskowitz and Rep. Mike Lawler (R-NY) have introduced in Congress to impose new sanctions targeting those who assist the Iranian regime in ducking U.S. sanctions over oil. “On the shipping aspect of this bill, is there anything to the fact that it seems that it’s difficult to track ships these days? There are ghost ships….Is that part of the dilemma here with regard to shipping Iranian oil—finding the ships who are being used to ship the oil?” asks Barnicle.
Morning Joe’s Willie Geist and Mike Barnicle discuss PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan defending the process behind the PGA Tour’s controversial merger with Saudi Arabia-backed LIV Golf. “This is a really bad look for Jay Monahan….I don’t think this is good for golf other than the money play. The money play obviously is extremely attractive to both the PGA members and the LIV guys; they’ve already gotten their money. But it’s not a good look,” says Barnicle about the PGA merger with LIV Golf. Watch the segment here.
Watch this Morning Joe segment with Mika Brzezinski and Mike Barnicle as they talk with Palm Beach County State Attorney Dave Aronberg about reports that indicate federal prosecutors have informed the legal team for former President Donald J. Trump that he is a target of their investigation into his handling of classified documents after he left office, as special counsel Jack Smith is presenting evidence currently before a Florida grand jury in addition to a panel in Washington, D.C. What might happen next?
Watch this Morning Joe conversation with Joe Scarborough, Mika Brzezinski and Mike Barnicle about new reports that reveal Special counsel Jack Smith has obtained a 2021 recording in which Donald Trump appears to brag about having a classified document related to Iran, suggesting the former president understood both the legal and security concerns around his possession of such restricted information. “It’s going to shape up, I would think, from people who we’ve spoken to, as a defining moment, not only for the Republican Party but for the country because if the words espionage or treason are even hinted at in the filing documents when, and if, an indictment is brought against the former president, people are going to have to finally make up their minds. There’s got to be enough of this talking about, ‘oh, he’s a tough guy. I like how he talks, he’s a tough talker. And the stuff about the women, that it’s all made up. You know, they’re after him because he’s Donald Trump’—all that stuff. That’s going to go out the window,” says Barnicle. See the discussion here.
Tune in for this Morning Joe conversation with Jonathan Lemire, Mike Barnicle and GLAAD President/CEO Sarah Kate Ellis about the current anti-LGBTQ political sentiment that has led to a record 540-plus anti-LGBTQ bills introduced in state legislatures and more than 220 bills that specifically target transgender and non-binary people. “These are obviously terribly turbulent cultural times, but was there a spark…a moment in the last ten years or so when there was such a violent and hysterical overreaction to drag shows, LGBTQ clothing?” asks Barnice. Hear Ellis’ response, as she explains “Whenever there’s progress, there is a snap back reaction to it.” Watch the segment here.
“(Donald) Trump runs this country down almost daily with one comment or another, one text or another. He runs the military down constantly and continually,” says veteran columnist Mike Barnicle during this Morning Joe conversation with Joe Scarborough about the “stupid” statements made about the military by the GOP, as “they go along with this slander. It’s political slander.”
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.
