I hope one thing is clear after this week.

I never give up.

I believe I can continue to fight maybe in a different manner.

I will not run for speaker again.

I'll have the conference pick somebody else.

All right, what a difference nine months makes.

Kevin McCarthy's speakership is over after a small group of far right Republicans joined all Democrats in voting to remove him.

We'll go through what led to his undoing and what's next for the House after a truly chaotic historic day on Capitol Hill.

Plus the other big story we are following this morning.

Donald Trump now under a gag order in his civil fraud trial for what he posted on social media.

We'll go through what the consequences could be if he violates the judges ruling a bad day in court for the former president.

Good morning and welcome to morning Joe.

It is Wednesday, October 4th.

Along with Joe Willie and me, we have the host of way too early White House Bureau Chief of Politico Jonathan Lamir.

Senior writer for the dispatch, David Drucker and co-hosts of Show Times, the circus former White House Director of Communications to President Obama, Jennifer Paul Meary.

And NBC News, National Affairs and List, John Halman.

And Willie, obviously, just the absolute chaos in the House, which I think the Wall Street Journal editorial page put it perfectly.

The lead editorial Republicans cut off their own heads.

We'll get to that in a little bit.

But as big of a story as that is, I've got to say what's unfolding in court in New York State.

Also massive people that have known Donald Trump for a very long time say this is getting to him in a way that none of the criminal trials have gotten to him.

And I think it's starting to show.

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