Coverage dated November 2, 2026

Bill Murray crashes Kevin Hassett's CNBC interview: 'Why is that man always smiling?'

Headline from The Hill

Actor Bill Murray walked on to a CNBC set Monday and interrupted an interview with President Trump’s top economic adviser, Kevin Hassett. The "Saturday Night Live" and "Ghostbusters" star interjected during the National Economic Council director’s appearance on the financial news show "Squawk Box.

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Reports & sources

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  1. Variety

    Bill Murray Asks Trump’s Top Economic Adviser to Say ‘My Dog Just Died’ to Wipe Smile Off His Face in Bizarre Exchange on CNBC (opens Variety)

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    Actor and comedian Bill Murray apparently had had enough of the grinning mug of Kevin Hassett, Trump’s top economic adviser, in a weird impromptu exchange Monday on CNBC’s “Squawk Box” program. Murray unexpectedly inserted himself in a CNBC interview between “Squawk Box” hosts Joe Kernan and Becky Q…

  2. The Hill

    Bill Murray crashes Kevin Hassett's CNBC interview: 'Why is that man always smiling?' (opens The Hill)

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    Actor Bill Murray walked on to a CNBC set Monday and interrupted an interview with President Trump’s top economic adviser, Kevin Hassett. The "Saturday Night Live" and "Ghostbusters" star interjected during the National Economic Council director’s appearance on the financial news show "Squawk Box.

  3. NBC News

    Bill Murray gets Trump economic adviser Kevin Hassett to say ‘my dog just died’ on CNBC (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    Bill Murray crashed a live CNBC interview with Kevin Hassett, one of President Donald Trump’s top economic advisers, asking him to say, “My dog just died.”

  4. Fox News

    Actor Bill Murray stuns Trump's top economic advisor with bizarre question on news show (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    Bill Murray asked Kevin Hassett to say "my dog just died" on CNBC's "Squawk Box" to test his ever-present smile during a live interview moment Monday.

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