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Hassett complied without smiling.","category":"Media","area":null,"publishedAt":"2026-11-02T22:46:49.927Z","sourceReportedAt":"2026-11-02T21:09:43.840Z","updatedAt":"2026-11-02T23:30:32.899Z","readTime":"3 min read","scores":{"trust":42,"critic":60,"hype":41,"notes":{"trust":"The central claim is attributed to a named body, and the exchange is evidenced by a video clip.","critic":"The reporting clearly separates fact from comment and includes direct quotes from the exchange.","hype":"Headlines use loaded adjectives like 'bizarre' and 'weird' to describe the exchange."}},"tags":["#BillMurray","#Kevin Hassett","#CNBC","#Media","#Politics"],"entities":["Bill Murray","Kevin Hassett","CNBC","Joe Kernan","Becky Quick","Donald Trump"],"body":[{"type":"key_takeaways","items":["Actor Bill Murray interrupted a live CNBC interview featuring Kevin Hassett, Donald Trump's top economic adviser.","Murray asked Hassett to say the phrase 'My dog just died' to see if it would stop him smiling.","Hassett, appearing remotely, said the words without smiling.","Murray had been on CNBC earlier that day to discuss a docuseries."]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Actor Bill Murray inserted himself into a live CNBC interview on Monday, November 2, 2026, with Kevin Hassett, Donald Trump's top economic adviser. The interview, which was part of the program \"Squawk Box\" and featured hosts Joe Kernan and Becky Quick, was discussing the state of the economy. Murray, who had appeared on the show earlier that day for a segment about a docuseries, approached the hosts and asked Hassett to say the words, 'My dog just died.' Murray stated his intention was to see what would happen to Hassett's smile."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Hassett, who was appearing remotely, questioned whether it was his dog or Murray's dog. After Murray clarified it was Hassett's dog, Hassett said, 'My dog just died.' The exchange concluded with Kernan exclaiming, 'You did it,' and Murray stating they would call off a plan to take Hassett's blood. Hassett had recently been in the news for calling the affordability crisis in the U.S. a 'myth'."},{"type":"heading","text":"Disagreement on Hassett's smile"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Variety reported that Murray had 'had enough of the grinning mug of Kevin Hassett.' The Wrap stated Murray 'Tries to Break His Smile.' Raw Story reported Murray 'mocks Trump's grinning adviser to his face.' However, The Independent and The Independent (US) reported that Murray asked Hassett to say the words 'in an attempt to get him to stop smiling,' without stating that Hassett was smiling at the time of the interruption. NBC News and digestwire.com reported Murray asked Hassett to say the words 'to wipe smile off his face,' also without stating Hassett was smiling."},{"type":"heading","text":"What the coverage left out"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"None of the left or centre-rated reports mentioned Kevin Hassett's recent comments calling the affordability crisis in the U.S. a 'myth,' which Variety included in its full report. 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