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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May 21, 2019

POTUS: “Phony tough guy”

Listen in on this Morning Joe conversation between Joe Scarborough and Mike Barnicle as they continue to discuss blue-collar voters’ ongoing support of President Donald Trump despite it being “against their economic self-interest.” Says Barnicle: “A lot of them like the language that he employs. They like the swagger. They like the fake tough guy performance up on stage. Whether he’ll be unmasked by Joe Biden or anybody else that remains to be seen. But I think it’s a good bet that at some point he will be unmasked because he is a phony tough guy.” Join the conversation here.

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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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