Following Vice President Joe Biden’s decision to not run for president, Morning Joe’s Mike Barnicle highlights a photograph of yesterday’s press conference that appears across the front page of many newspapers today: “If you look at that picture, as he looks at his wife, you can see a combination of relief and regret that was involved in this decision. It is so clear—words are not needed to describe the Vice President’s emotions.” Watch highlights from Vice President Biden’s speech and listen to the conversation on his final decision here. Only on MSNBC.
The New York Mets are in the Major League Baseball World Series—and Mike Barnicle explains one of the biggest reasons why: “With their pitching, I would have to say they are the odds on favorite to be the next World Series champions. And one of the keys here is the General Manager of the New York Mets, Sandy Alderson—graduate of Dartmouth, Harvard Law School, the United States Marine Corps, platoon leader in Vietnam—who pulled off a series of trades at the trade deadline that absolutely transformed that team, literally, overnight.” Watch the Mets’ celebration last night and listen to more of Mike’s comments here. Only on MSNBC’s Morning Joe.
Morning Joe’s Mike Barnicle and Joe Scarborough talk with New York Daily News’ Mike Lupica about the New York Mets, currently one win away from the World Series, and their performance this month. “Factor in their ages and the heat that they come with, 97-98, every night… it’s just amazing,” says Mike of the Mets’ pitching dominance. Watch more of the conversation on Major League Baseball with sports columnist Lupica. Only on MSNBC.
On MSNBC’s Morning Joe, in conversation with New York Daily News’ Mike Lupica, Mike Barnicle discusses a narrative influencing the current presidential campaign cycle. “We have a tendency as people in the media to really overthink things and overexpress ourselves… Seven years ago, the economy collapsed and a whole large group of Americans became ‘politically homeless’ because the underpinnings of their ideologies and political loyalties deserted them as they were losing their homes, jobs, and wages. They are politically homeless, thus the attraction of Donald Trump and people like him,” says Mike. Watch the conversation here.
“It’s a preposterous position he’s taken… to stand up on the floor of the United States Senate and castigate others for not doing their jobs when you haven’t been doing what is your job,” says Mike of presidential candidate Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL), who has missed more votes than anyone else in the Senate. Watch the conversation on Sen. Marco Rubio’s seemingly hypocritical remarks here. On MSNBC’s Morning Joe.
“The psychic trauma of the collapse of the economy is still being felt strongly in every state,” says Mike Barnicle of the lingering, unaddressed issue across America that is influencing the dynamics of the 2016 presidential election. Watch the conversation here on reasons why this election, particularly on the Republican side with Donald Trump in the lead, is exceptional. On MSNBC’s Morning Joe.
Following Republican leadership infighting inside the U.S. House of Representatives, Congressman Tom Cole (R-OK) joins MSNBC’s Morning Joe and talks with Mike Barnicle about his mixed feelings on the influential, conservative Freedom Caucus. “Why are they so permanently pissed off?,” asks Mike about the Freedom Caucus. Listen to the conversation with Rep. Cole here.
“I think he could possibly win the nomination… but he will never be elected president,” says Mike Barnicle of leading Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump. Hear what the whole Morning Joe panel has to say about Trump’s chances of being president. Only on MSNBC.
Ahead of Vice President Joe Biden’s decision today not to run for president, ending months of speculation, Morning Joe’s Mike Barnicle talks about the Vice President’s bi-partisan approach. “What has been missing in Washington, clearly, if you speak to members of the House and the Senate from both parties, is the personal touch… and that’s Joe Biden’s strongest suit. It makes a difference,” says Mike. Watch the conversation on Vice President Biden here. Only on MSNBC.
Actors Olivia Wilde and Luke Wilson join MSNBC’s Morning Joe and talk with Mike Barnicle about their new film “Meadowland,” which deals with a couple coming to terms with their son’s strange disappearance. “Unfortunately, I have seen a couple of people in real life experience horrific tragedies with regard to their children—and grief can have a tendency to collapse and destroy a husband and wife relationship. How do you film that on a day to day basis? How do you get into that?,” asks Mike of the artistic process behind depicting such heartbreak. Watch the full conversation here and listen to Wilde comment on the initial difficulty in finding funding for a female produced and directed film in Hollywood.
NBC News’ Tom Brokaw joins Morning Joe and talks with Mike Barnicle about the importance of having numerous presidential debates. Watch the conversation between Mike and Brokaw about Republican presidential candidates Donald Trump and New Jersey Governor Chris Christie. Hear Brokaw’s test for deciding which presidential candidate you would want in the Oval Office. Only on MSNBC.
“Does last night do anything to chip away at Bernie Sanders’ numbers?,” Mike Barnicle asks NBC News’ Chuck Todd of presidential candidate Bernie Sanders’ less-than-stellar performance during last night’s first Democratic debate on CNN. Hear Todd’s analysis of Senator Bernie Sanders’ (D-VT) performance here and why he thinks Sanders eventually did recover during the debate. Only on MSNBC’s Morning Joe.
Democratic presidential candidate and former Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley joins MSNBC’s Morning Joe to discuss last night’s Democratic debate with Mike Barnicle.
“More importantly to the issue of the day, you were Mayor of Baltimore… In many people’s minds, guns are a huge issue in this country… You’re not doing that well in the polls, why not grab this issue and perform a public service for the United States and just hammer away at it from here on out?,” asks Mike. Watch the conversation here and listen to O’Malley describe how tackling the issues surrounding gun control fits into his overall campaign.
Following last night’s first Democratic presidential debate, aired on CNN and dominated by front-runner Hillary Clinton, Mike Barnicle discusses the lingering possibility that Vice President Joe Biden will decide to join the race for the presidency. “He’s going to be thinking about his family first. If he has any chance of running and winning this nomination it’s going to come because of events that are unforeseen…,” says Mike of Vice President Biden’s decision process. Watch the discussion on Biden here, along with Mike and the Morning Joe panel poking a little fun at former Rhode Island Governor Lincoln Chafee’s stumbling performance at the debate. Only on MSNBC.
On MSNBC’s Morning Joe, Mike Barnicle talks with leading Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump about the intensifying conflict inside Syria. “There’s an escalating arms race on the ground in Syria. If you ever became President of the United States—sorry for the laugh—what would you do about arming the insurgents?,” asks Mike. Listen to Trump’s answer here on why he would rather happily let the Russians be the ones to get into a quagmire against ISIS.
Senator Bob Corker (R-TN), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, joins MSNBC’s Morning Joe to discuss the situation in Syria and talks with Mike Barnicle about his frustrations with President Barack Obama’s foreign policy strategies. “There’s a massive amount of weaponry in Syria—Russian and American—what’s your level of concern about the possibility of an accidental conflagration between Russia and the United States and insurgents on the ground?,” asks Mike. Listen to Sen. Corker’s answer on apprehensions over the dynamics inside Syria now.
Following Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s rough reception at the No Labels convention in New Hampshire, Mike Barnicle addresses Trump’s answer to a question of equal pay for equal work: “He gave an answer that is going to please some people, but for an entry level position—he didn’t give an answer. A guy goes for a job and a women goes for a job… the woman often gets offered less pay than the guy.” Watch the full discussion on Trump’s over-simplified approach to tough questions. Only on MSNBC’s Morning Joe.
On MSNBC’s Morning Joe, Town & Country’s Jay Fielden joins the panel and talks with Mike Barnicle about the magazine’s annual compilation of the most politically influential American families. Watch the conversation between Mike and Fielden here on the hidden role some families play in academic schools and their evolving views on “philanthropy.” See the full list at https://bit.ly/1Lslw9l.
Mika Brzezinski and the Morning Joe team celebrate Mike Barnicle’s birthday with him today!
Ahead of tonight’s CNN/Facebook Democratic Debate in Las Vegas, Mike Barnicle highlights the only possible risk for presidential candidate Senator Bernie Sanders (D-VT): “Bernie comes armed with confidence and conviction, but if he loses his temper—and he can be fairly thin skinned—he has something to lose.” Watch the conversation on the Democratic field and the pressure on frontrunner Hillary Clinton. Only on MSNBC’s Morning Joe.
