As Donald Trump continues to wage an unexpectedly strong campaign, Morning Joe’s Mike Barnicle provides his take on the problems Trump is generating for other Republican presidential candidates in the key primary states. “Trump is clearing the field in New Hampshire. It’s Jeb Bush vs. Donald Trump in New Hampshire and that’s going to provide some real problems for campaigns like Governor (Chris) Christie’s, whose only shot is to establish a foothold in New Hampshire, and even some like Governor Scott Walker. The noise, the clamor around the Trump campaign is so loud,” says Mike. Listen to Mike’s analysis and watch the full MSNBC report here.
Following yesterday’s tragic killing of four Marines during a shooting rampage at two military centers in Chattanooga, Tennessee, Morning Joe’s Mike Barnicle talks with Shawn Henry, president of CrowdStrike Services and retired Executive Assistant Director of the FBI, on the difficulties of preventing lone-wolf type domestic terrorist attacks. Watch the full interview here. Only on MSNBC.
On MSNBC’S Morning Joe, Mike Barnicle and Joe Scarborough share their mutual admiration for the ridesharing service Uber. “Has Bill de Blasio ever taken a cab in New York City? If you take a cab in New York City, you put the Uber app on your phone immediately when you get out of the cab. I mean, c’mon,” says Mike of New York City Mayor de Blasio’s opposition to Uber. Listen to the conversation here and watch the report on Uber fast-becoming a conflicting issue among presidential candidates.
On MSNBC’s Morning Joe, following news that former President George H.W. Bush broke his neck bone during a fall, Mike Barnicle shares his experience of a talk he had with President Bush at his summer home—of 91 years—in Kennebunkport, Maine. “He makes everyone better,” says Mike of the former president. Listen to Mike’s story here. Only on MSNBC.
The MSNBC Morning Joe panel discusses President Barack Obama’s response to American Urban Radio Networks’ April Ryan’s question about revoking the Presidential Medal of Freedom from Bill Cosby in connection with his rape controversy. “That’s it for Bill Cosby. End of story. This will be the first line of his obituary. [The President] stood up for those women, he stood up for victims,” says Mike Barnicle of President Obama’s strong statement against what is rape. Watch the entire conversation here.
“If the deal [is not approved], is it not the case that the sanctions would be weakened immediately for Iran thus allowing them to gain more money quickly? And wouldn’t Iran be able to start research and development on a nuclear weapon far earlier than if the deal progresses?,” asks Mike Barnicle of Senator John Thune (R-SD), who remains skeptical about approving the recent nuclear agreement between the U.S. and Iran. Listen to Sen. Thune’s reply on MSNBC’s Morning Joe.
U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT), member of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, joins MSNBC’s Morning Joe and talks with Mike Barnicle about the dangers of Congress’ ability to undermine American diplomatic efforts, such as the new deal with Iran. “If this deal doesn’t happen, would we have any allies left in imposing further sanctions?,” asks Mike of Senator Murphy in regards to Republican opposition threatening the nuclear agreement with Iran. Watch Sen. Murphy’s response here.
“There is a three-legged stool in American politics that is still there—and it’s anger, frustration and alienation felt by a lot of voters. Donald Trump isn’t a politician, he’s a cultural phenomenon…everything that comes out of his mouth is stream of consciousness, but he gets people nodding their heads. Some of it is crazy, some of it makes no sense, but some of it—more than a little—taps into a grain. People are pissed-off about their government… and he taps into it,” says MSNBC’s Mike Barnicle of Donald Trump’s surge in popularity among the Republican base. Watch Mike’s full comments on what he believes is behind Trump’s perplexingly successful presidential campaign here. Only on Morning Joe.
On Morning Joe, former Texas Governor and Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry talks with Mike Barnicle about his policies for safeguarding the U.S.–Mexico border and why he thinks the responsibility ultimately falls on the federal government. “Donald Trump has said, basically, that you as governor of Texas for fourteen years didn’t get the job done on securing the border. What do you have to say to that?,” asks Mike of Perry. Watch Gov. Perry’s response here. Only on MSNBC.
As women around the world are opening businesses at twice the rate of men but only receiving a very small percentage of funding, Elizabeth Gore, Entrepreneur-in-Residence at Dell and Chair Emeritus of the United Nations Foundation’s Global Entrepreneurs Council, talks with Morning Joe’s Mika Brzezinski and Mike Barnicle about efforts to bridge the gender gap. “What are the principal issues that allow only 7% of women-owned companies to get venture capital funding? What happens during the interview process?,” asks Mike. Watch the full discussion here and learn about the global #EntrepreneursUNite movement. Only on MSNBC.
On MSNBC’s Morning Joe, Sir Peter John Westmacott, British Ambassador to the U.S., talks with Mike Barnicle about and why he disagrees with Israeli Ambassador to the U.S. Ron Dermer’s reasons for opposing the nuclear agreement with Iran. Listen to Ambassador Westmacott’s comments in support of the deal. “We’re in a much better place,” Westmacott says.
“Is one of your concerns that without this deal Iran is free, almost immediately, to do whatever Iran chooses to do with regards to terrorism, war, killing Americans, or building a nuclear weapon?,” asks Mike Barnicle of U.S. Senator Bob Corker (R-TN), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, who remains skeptical of the recent nuclear deal between the U.S. and Iran. Hear what Senator Corker has to say here. On MSNBC’s Morning Joe.
U.S. State Department’s Deputy Secretary Tony Blinken joins MSNBC’s Morning Joe and states the case for why the nuclear deal reached between the U.S. and Iran is the best possible option. “If the U.S. Congress managed to turn this deal down, what restraints, if any, would then be imposed on Iran? What cooperation, if any, would we receive from the P5+1 countries in terms of military action? And what restraints, if any, would there be on imposing sanctions on Iran?,” asks Mike Barnicle of the possible scenarios should the deal ultimately not be approved by the U.S. government. Listen to Secretary Blinken’s detailed response here.
The Washington Post’s Eugene Robinson and Mike Barnicle discuss the international pressures, particularly from Russia and China, that led to the U.S. forging a nuclear deal with Iran this week. “One element of this deal seems to really portray, in full, President Barack Obama’s nature. The President knew—and Secretary of State John Kerry knew—that they could no longer hold the sanctions together, so they opted for containment. Their theory clearly is: It’s better to negotiate with Iran than bomb Iran,” says Mike of the new deal. Watch their conversation on MSNBC’s Morning Joe here.
“Donald, I just want to know: Have you read the deal?,” asks Mike Barnicle of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump on Morning Joe. Trump has voiced his disapproval of this week’s nuclear agreement between the U.S. and Iran. Listen to Trump’s reply and the rest of his phone conversation with Mike here. Only on MSNBC’s Morning Joe.
On MSNBC’s Morning Joe, The New York Times Magazine’s Mark Leibovich talks with Mike Barnicle about his upcoming cover story on Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton and the “protectiveness that has come to mark her public career.” Mike asks Leibovich: “Tell me about your access to Hillary Clinton. What was it like? Was she forthcoming?” Listen to the interview here and read Leibovich’s NYT story here: https://nyti.ms/1RzgjBe
Immediately following today’s historic nuclear deal between the U.S. and Iran, Morning Joe’s Mike Barnicle shares his observations on Secretary of State John Kerry’s efforts to reach the agreement. “[Secretary Kerry] has worked tirelessly here and around the Middle East… and I’m sure what’s going through his mind this morning is: ‘How can you jump into the opposition so firmly, so strongly, right now when you don’t even know the details yet?’ It’ll be a real educational process that President Barack Obama and the Republicans and Democrats in the U.S. Senate will engage in,” says Mike in response to early criticism of the deal. Watch Mike’s comments here. Only on MSNBC.
Live from Israel, NBC News’ Chief Foreign Correspondent Richard Engel talks with Morning Joe’s Mike Barnicle about Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s angry reaction to the historic nuclear deal reached today between the U.S. and Iran. “What is your sense that this agreement could set off a new and really volatile nuclear arms race?,” asks Mike. Listen to Engel’s response and his in-depth observations here. Only on MSNBC.
On Morning Joe, Mike Barnicle and U.S. Senator Tom Cotton (R-AR)—known for writing a much criticized open-letter to the government of Iran in an effort to undermine nuclear negotiations—discuss the subtleties of President Barack Obama’s remarks following this morning’s nuclear deal. Watch the discussion here. Only on MSNBC.
Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Armed Services, joins MSNBC’s Morning Joe to talk with Mike Barnicle about today’s nuclear agreement between the U.S. and Iran. Says Manchin: “I am anxious to see the rest of the details of this (deal). For people to say, ‘Oh, I’m against it, it’s is a bad deal,’ how do you know? How do you know it’s a bad deal? We saw the outline, but we don’t know exactly where we are right now. Let’s give them a chance to give it forth and go from there.”
