Well this week we said goodbye to a former first lady a former Secretary of State and the

Supreme Court's first female justice and 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.

And 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as Israeli officials have withdrawn from negotiations for another humanitarian pause.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 to go through a special feature from the Atlantic, a major effort to detail all the threats

our democracy could face.

And here's what the headlines look like.

And looking forward to seeing the Atlantic talking to Jeffrey about their special issue.

It's so important.

But here's the front of the Wall Street Journal.

Fighting in Gaza intensifies his talks on ceasefire stalls and the New York Times lead.

Israel is urging Gazans in South to decamp again.

So a lot to talk about this morning, obviously,

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