along with joe, willie and me, we have pulitzer prize winning columnist and associate editor of the washington post, eugene robinson. and president emeritus of the council on foreign relations, richard haass, back with us this morning. he somehow becomes even more distinguished. he does. amazing. erudite is the word that come comes to mind. yes. willie, we ll get to the whistleblower that comer couldn t find, and then must be humiliated, as they found him in the southern district of new york. oh boy. oh no. a spy or something like that. we ll get to the details in a little bit. seriously, the gang that couldn t shoot straight, they keep getting the political gun, aiming it right at their foot, right? it s absolutely crazy. willie, last night, of course, midsummer, one of the most fun annual traditions, not joey chestnut eating nathan s hot dog eating contest for the 16th time. 16th time, you have to love the guy. the home run derby last night, how exciting?
he understands the role of attorney general is to serve and protect the people of the united states, and that is exactly what he will do and do better than anybody else can. jeff sessions was a disaster as attorney general. he s not qualified. he is not mentally qualified to be attorney general. we hope bill barr going to be as good as we think because he is a great gentleman, a great man. by the way, when bill barr, who is a coward. you know, bill barr was a coward. he didn t do what he was supposed to do. i fired him, and he has great chairman. for the joint chiefs of staff, general milley will serve as my top military adviser. i have absolute confidence he will fulfill his duty with the same brilliance and fortitude he has shown throughout his long and very distinguished career. he was, frankly, incompetent. the last one i d want to attack with as my leader would be milley. general kelly has been a star. he s done an incredible job thus far, respected by everybody. a g
6 00 p. M. On the west coast. It is 4 00 a. M. In gaza where the lights tonight are again are out. Power has been severed from the city as israel continues to besiege hamas in preparation of what will be a full scale Ground Assault that could begin frankly at any moment. Prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu said this invasion will resignation with israels enemies for generations and itll change the middle east. Now more than 100,000 Israeli Soldiers are now amassing at gazas border. Over 300,000 reservists have been called up in only the last 48 hours. Residents of gaza reportedly received this text massage telling them to flee to egypt immediately, you stay, you die. Now, i can tell you and i can promise you been a long time friend of israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and i can assure you he means everything he says, and he will follow through. Unlike your President Joe Biden who is weak and frail and a cognitive mess, israel happens to have a very strong leader. Now, the days o
supreme court s first female justice. also, a guy who claims to be all three of those things. elon musk met with benjamin netanyahu this week and agreed that israel must destroy hamas. i think musk could destroy hamas almost instantly by becoming their ceo. good morning and welcome to morning joe. it is monday, december 4th. we ve got a lot to get to this morning. israel expanding its offensive in gaza with ground forces moving into the southern part of the territory. it comes as israeli officials have withdrawn from negotiations for another humanitarian pause. we ll get the very latest on these major developments in just a moment. plus, an update for you on the string of attacks on an american warship and multiple commercial vessels in the middle east. also ahead, the dangers of a possible second term for donald trump. we re going to go through a special feature from the atlantic. a major effort to detail all the threats our democracy could face. here s what th
Nevada las vegas, now reporting, george stephanopoulos. Good evening. Welcome to the last big set piece of this always surprising campaign. We are less than three weeks from the final votes. Hillary clinton and donald trump about to take that stage in las vegas for their third showdown. If its anything like the first two, a city known for prize fights about to score one more. Im here with our whole Political Team tonight and jon karl in the debate hall, what a difference three weeks has made. Right before the first debate, this race, a dead heat. Tonight, Hillary Clinton in control, leading nationwide and in all the key states. George, donald trump walks onto that stage tonight a candidate with nothing to lose. He says hes unshackled. His critics say hes unhinged. But the bottom line is, this is his last big chance to change the course of this campaign. And if he cannot do that, he could be headed not just towards a loss on november 8th, but a big embarrassing defeat. And tom llamas, y