# 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

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/bill-murray-asks-trumps-top-economic-adviser-to-say-my-dog-just-died-to-wipe-smile-off-his-face-in-bizarre-exchange-on-cnbc/
- Published: 2026-11-02T18:14:13+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-02T18:19:58+00:00
- Original publisher: Variety
- Original article: https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/bill-murray-kevin-hassett-cnbc-say-my-dog-just-died-1236937613/
- Topics: Offbeat, Weird & Viral

## Key points

- Murray challenged Hassett to say his dog had died.
- Hassett delivered the line without smiling.
- The exchange followed Hassett’s remarks on affordability.

## Summary

In a new exchange on CNBC, Bill Murray asked White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett to say, “My dog just died” to see whether it would wipe the smile off his face. Hassett said the words without smiling, prompting host Joe Kernan to exclaim, “You did it!”

Murray was at the studio after an earlier interview about a golf and travel series with author Tom Coyne. Hassett, the National Economic Council director, joined remotely during a segment on the economy. The exchange followed Hassett’s recent description of the US affordability crisis as a “myth”, citing an estimated $5,000 rise in inflation-adjusted household consumption.

## Coverage

- [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](https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/bill-murray-kevin-hassett-cnbc-say-my-dog-just-died-1236937613/)
- [The Hill: Bill Murray crashes Kevin Hassett's CNBC interview: 'Why is that man always smiling?'](https://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/6189158-bill-murray-interrupts-hassett-cnbc-interview/)

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