Mike Barnicle on TV

[postlink]https://www.mikebarnicle.tv/2026/07/ices-lack-of-credibility.html[/postlink][starttext]
Tune in for this Morning Joe conversation with Jonathan Lemire, former DHS Secretary Jeh Johnson and Mike Barnicle about the fallout from the fatal ICE shooting in Houston and the broader implications for political rhetoric, public trust, and leadership. Hear Johnson explain why he believes fatal ICE shootings like the one in Houston require local involvement to ensure public trust and accountability.

[endtext]

ICE’s lack of credibility

[postlink]https://www.mikebarnicle.tv/2026/07/trumps-ukraine-meeting.html[/postlink][starttext]
Watch this Morning Joe conversation with The Atlantic staff writer Franklin Foer discussing President Donald Trump's meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the NATO summit, Ukraine's recent military gains, and the urgent need for additional missile defense support. “A sidebar—a sad sidebar—to the NATO meetings, there was the conversation—the brief conversation—between the President of the United States and Zelensky and Ukraine. And the consensus has always been, if you speak to people in the Pentagon—who will still speak to you without getting caught—they will tell you that if they had been supplied, if Ukraine had been supplied, properly over the past year, year and a half, Russia would have collapsed already within Ukraine, the military would have collapsed. What were you thinking when you saw the two of them together?” asks veteran columnist Mike Barnicle. Hear Foer explain why he believes “Ukraine has seized the initiative” and why this could be a pivotal moment in the war.

[endtext]

Trump’s Ukraine meeting

[postlink]https://www.mikebarnicle.tv/2026/07/potus-corruption-questions.html[/postlink][starttext]
“It’s a staggering amount of money he’s made personally….It’s incredible what’s going on—the level of corruption in Washington,” says Morning Joe contributor Mike Barnicle in this brief conversation with Willie Geist about new reporting on President Donald Trump’s financial disclosures, which reveal billions in cryptocurrency-related earnings and raise fresh questions about ethics and conflicts of interest.

[endtext]

POTUS corruption questions

[postlink]https://www.mikebarnicle.tv/2026/06/the-world-is-falling-in-love-with.html[/postlink][starttext]
This Morning Joe conversation is with Men in Blazers founder Roger Bennett, who joins to discuss his new book and the FIFA World Cup 2026—as Canada has made it to the Round of 16 for the first time ever and the U.S. men's national team is set to take on Bosnia and Herzegovina in the knockout round—and how the tournament is bringing fans from around the world together across America. “Roger, first of all, it's kind of incredible that both the United States and Canada are in the knockout round here. But I'd like to ask you about something I think is a bit bigger even than the World Cup, and it is this: That all of the people from all of these nations here in the United States…They come and they bring happiness at arrival, being here in the United States. They view the people of the United States as friends, and it's something that they're not used to understanding from where they come because of the media coverage of the United States in the last 10 years or so; but the smile on the foreigners' faces really brings smiles to the face of many Americans now,” says veteran columnist Mike Barnicle. Hear Bennett explain why the legacy of this World Cup is “seeing the world fall in love with America.”"

[endtext]

The world is falling in love with America

[postlink]https://www.mikebarnicle.tv/2026/06/america-at-250-celebration-v.html[/postlink][starttext]
“Mr. Meacham, this weekend, 250th anniversary of the United States of America….I'd like to tell you a little story, and perhaps you could lend me some commonsense reaction to it. The other day I had a doctor's appointment, and I'm walking through the halls of Massachusetts General Hospital—one of the finest institutions, medical institutions, in the world—and it was the day after the Temporary Status Protection Act was basically ripped apart by the Supreme Court. And hospitals, a large many hospitals, depend on people from Haiti and other countries as employees. And I'm wondering as I walked through the hallways, what has happened to this country that elements of our government seem so unfriendly towards its citizens, and yet the citizens themselves continue each and every day getting up, going to work, earning a pay check, taking care of their families like responsible Americans. What Is going on?” asks veteran columnist Mike Barnicle of presidential historian Jon Meacham, who discusses why America should “try to recover this sense of mercy and forgiveness.”

[endtext]

America at 250: Celebration v. commemoration

[postlink]https://www.mikebarnicle.tv/2026/06/knicks-inspire-kindness.html[/postlink][starttext]
“It's refreshing to see the sense of municipality in this city because of the New York Knicks. It's really refreshing. People are kinder. They seem more thoughtful. They seem happier than they've been in quite some time all because of sports and one specific team—the New York Knicks,” says veteran columnist Mike Barnicle during this Morning Joe conversation with Willie Geist an Jonathan Lemire as they await the start of the New York Knicks' championship parade, along with massive crowds that gathered across Manhattan to celebrate the franchise's first NBA title in more than five decades.

[endtext]

Knicks inspire kindness

[postlink]https://www.mikebarnicle.tv/2026/06/parades-and-politics.html[/postlink][starttext]
Tune in on this Morning Joe conversation with Joe Scarborough, Mika Brzezinski, Willie Geist, Jonathan Lemire, Rep. Dan Goldman (D-NY) and Mike Barnicle as they discuss the New York Knicks' championship parade, the Boston Red Sox's struggles and weigh in on the now signed U.S.-Iran peace deal that critics argue gives Tehran a massive financial relief and immediate sanctions waivers without sufficiently dismantling Iran's nuclear infrastructure. “We're talking about parades…The second largest parade taking place today is in the streets of Tehran because they won big,” says Barnicle.

[endtext]

Parades and politics

[postlink]https://www.mikebarnicle.tv/2026/06/presidential-unity.html[/postlink][starttext]
Watch this Morning Joe conversation with The Obama Foundation CEO Valerie Jarrett discussing the opening of the Obama Presidential Center in Chicago and reflecting on the themes of hope, public service and bipartisan cooperation that define its mission. “Valerie, as you know, we live in a country that has been seriously divided….Could you speak a little about the concept, the reality of three former presidents arriving today in Chicago to celebrate Barack Obama’s library? One of the presidents is a Republican—George W. Bush—and the theme of cohesion among people who once fought each other politically showing up for this event?” asks veteran columnist Mike Barnicle of Jarrett who shares details Bush’s support and “rooting” for Obama.

[endtext]

Presidential Unity

[postlink]https://www.mikebarnicle.tv/2026/06/world-cup-wow.html[/postlink][starttext]
Tune in for this Morning Joe conversation with Willie Geist, Jonathan Lemire and Mike Barnicle as they react to a thrilling day of FIFA World Cup performances, highlighted by Lionel Messi’s historic hat trick to lead Argentina to a 3-0 victory over Algeria in their opening match. “As you know I'm not a soccer aficionado, okay; but the athleticism in these contests is incredible, Messi in particular…He’s the greatest in the world,” says Barnicle.

[endtext]

World Cup Wow

[postlink]https://www.mikebarnicle.tv/2026/06/barnicle-america-lost-too.html[/postlink][starttext]
“We honored Memorial Day just a few weeks ago. We're on the eve of July 4th—the 250th anniversary of this country. Jonathan Lemire’s lead in The Atlantic piece today: President Trump lost. Yeah, he lost; but…America lost too. I mean, the greatest nation on earth succumbed to the whims, the ego—the enormous ego—of a sitting president of the United States who is now hiding the homework on a specific deal that supposedly is going to calm the Middle East forever. It's not going to—he lost a war, and he lost also—ancillary to this—billions and billions of dollars per day that America spent fighting this war….This is about much more than just this war and this moment. This is about the United States of America, the meaning of this country in the world, and it's been diminished,” says veteran columnist Mike Barnicle during this Morning Joe conversation with Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski about what Scarborough calls a potential “disaster” for America: a reported U.S.-Iran agreement that critics argue would return the region to the prewar status quo while rewarding Tehran with major concessions.

[endtext]

Barnicle: "America Lost Too"

[postlink]https://www.mikebarnicle.tv/2026/06/russia-ukraine-whats-next.html[/postlink][starttext]
“It is amazing—when you listen to what Richard just said, just outlined—and you talk to military people in Washington, that Ukraine right now, if they were funded properly, if the support was there, that was originally there for them a year and a half ago or two years ago, Putin and his army would be back in Moscow; that they would be soundly defeated. And yet here we are in a stalemate that's costing everybody everything over there,” says veteran columnist Mike Barnicle during this Morning Joe conversation with Willie Geist, Richard Haass and Katty Kay about proposed legislation that would impose additional sanctions on Russia and provide more aid to Ukraine. Watch to find out what might happen next.

[endtext]

Russia-Ukraine: What’s next?

[postlink]https://www.mikebarnicle.tv/2026/06/americans-running-on-debt.html[/postlink][starttext]
Tune in for this Morning Joe segment with economic analyst Steve Rattner discussing new data that shows how rising costs continue to strain American households, force many families to dip into savings, withdraw money from retirement accounts, and fall behind on loan payments. “The idea that people, when they're strapped for money in terms of purchasing whatever items we can consider, they use a credit card rather than cash because they don't have the cash. What's going to be the short-term impact of all of that credit card debt that they're piling up?” asks veteran columnist Mike Barnicle. Hear Rattner explain why Americans can only keep “tap dancing” around rising costs for so long before they have a “huge problem” and have to cut back on their lifestyle spending which is bad for them and the economy.

[endtext]

Americans Running on Debt

[postlink]https://www.mikebarnicle.tv/2026/06/iran-tensions-mount.html[/postlink][starttext]
“Richard, what happens now that Iran, on an almost daily basis is lobbying missiles or drones at various neighboring countries? What happens if one of those missiles, one of those drones, lands, explodes and a member of the American personnel over there—army, whatever—gets killed?” asks Morning Joe veteran columnist Mike Barnicle of Richard Haass, president Emeritus of the Council on Foreign Relations, during this discussion about the fallout from the war with Iran, stalled negotiations between Washington and Tehran, and the growing risk of renewed military escalation across the region. Listen to Haass warn that the conflict remains one escalation away from becoming a “global calamity.” "

[endtext]

Iran Tensions Mount

[postlink]https://www.mikebarnicle.tv/2026/06/knicks-take-game-1.html[/postlink][starttext]
Watch this Morning Joe panel as they break down the New York Knicks’ dramatic Game 1 victory over the San Antonio Spurs in the NBA Finals led by Jalen Brunson and Karl-Anthony Towns, with Mike Breen providing the play-by-play. “I tell you what impressed me about the Knicks last night. First of all, Brunson is money. He is money. You put it on the table, he's going to carry a club all the way through, especially in the fourth quarter. The other thing that impressed me was Karl Anthony-Towns. I mean, he beat those…Spurs; he beat them up physically. I mean, they couldn't get close to the basket. And I don't know whether they're so young that they're not used to getting pushed around on the court; but, he pushed them around on the court,” says veteran columnist Mike Barnicle.

[endtext]

Knicks Take Game 1

[postlink]https://www.mikebarnicle.tv/2026/06/iran-back-where-we-started.html[/postlink][starttext]
During this Morning Joe conversation with former CIA officer Marc Polymeropoulos and former Sen. Claire McCaskill about the fragile ceasefire between Israel and Iran, the ongoing fighting in Lebanon, and the growing challenges facing President Donald Trump as efforts to restart negotiations with Iran to end the war remain stalled, veteran columnist Mike Barnicle asked McCaskill, who was on the Senate Armed Services Committee, if she could have ever imagined a time in this country when "a ceasefire didn't mean a cease fire, where we basically got talked into going to war with Iran, and now we seem unable to get out of it.” Her response? After spending “billions of taxpayer dollars,” the U.S. has ended up “exactly where we were” before the Iran nuclear deal was abandoned.

[endtext]

Iran: Back where we started?

[postlink]https://www.mikebarnicle.tv/2026/06/ny-knicks-finals-fever.html[/postlink][starttext]
Tune in on the excitement during this Morning Joe conversation with Willie Geist, Jonathan Lemire, Claire McCaskill and Mike Barnicle as they preview the NBA Finals and discuss the New York Knicks’ first championship appearance in decades, the electric atmosphere sweeping New York City, and the challenge posed by a young San Antonio Spurs team led by Victor Wembanyama. “On Wembanyama, he's the first athlete that I've seen in a long, long time who in his presentation on the court, the way he plays, the only description for him is elegance. It's incredible watching him, given his size and the scope of his movements. It's absolutely incredible,” says Barnicle.

[endtext]

NY Knicks Finals fever

[postlink]https://www.mikebarnicle.tv/2026/06/republicans-push-back.html[/postlink][starttext]
Tune in on this Morning Joe conversation with Axios White House reporter Marc Caputo discussing President Donald Trump’s decision to back away from a controversial $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization fund”—after facing bipartisan backlash and resistance from Congress—that would have compensated people claiming they were unfairly prosecuted by the government. “Mark, what's your sense from your reporting? There was a lot of discontent among some members of the United States Senate toward the fund. John Thune, in particular, said something that indicated he was not in favor of it. But do you think that this is a start to opposing Trump—being able to stand up and say out loud, ‘I don't like this,’ or is this a one off?,” asks veteran columnist Mike Barnicle of Caputo. Hear Caputo explain why many Republican lawmakers are politically “scared of” Trump—but why this was one proposal they “just can't eat.”

[endtext]

Republicans Push Back

[postlink]https://www.mikebarnicle.tv/2026/05/america-at-crossroads.html[/postlink][starttext]
“Eddie, over the past ten years, you can sort of feel some of the nuts and bolts of our democracy popping loose. And in your striving to find the real America in your life, in your works, where do we go to reclaim the right to more dignity, more fellowship, more kindness toward one another? How does America approach the future on that path?” asks veteran columnist Mike Barnicle of Eddie Glaude Jr., author of the new book “America, U.S.A.: How Race Shadows the Nation's Anniversaries,” during this Morning Joe conversation with the Rev. Al Sharpton about how America’s history is taught, the ongoing struggle between democracy and white supremacy, and the need for the country to confront its contradictions honestly in order to move forward. Hear Glaude break down why America must choose between being “a beacon of freedom” or “a white republic.” He explains: “We can’t be both."

[endtext]

America at a crossroads

[postlink]https://www.mikebarnicle.tv/2026/05/are-you-true-music-fan.html[/postlink][starttext]
Test your rock, punk and hip-hop music knowledge along with Joe Scarborough, Mika Brzezinski, Mike Barnicle, Wiland Jonathan Lemire during this Morning Joe segment with Track Star host Jack Coyne.

[endtext]

Are You a True Music Fan?

[postlink]https://www.mikebarnicle.tv/2026/05/candidate-schlossberg-on-uws-issues.html[/postlink][starttext]
Watch this Morning Joe discussion with Jack Schlossberg, running for Congress on the Upper West Side of New York, about his grassroots campaign, rejection of big-money donors, call to stop weapons sales to Israel, making the child tax credit paid monthly instead of annually to better help working families budget, and anti-Semitism. “You've got a large number of people who are actively involved day-to-day in what's going on with the world. How many times are you asked about Israel and the United States and the partnership in a war in Iran?" asks veteran columnist Mike Barnicle. Schlossberg explains why the Upper West Side has been a “safe haven for Jews for centuries,” and how Jewish voters there now feel increasingly “targeted” amid growing tensions surrounding Judaism and Israel.

[endtext]