Joe Kernen's hair IS real — so CNBC pulled out a leaf blower to set the record straight. As we look back on 30 years of Squawk Box, Kernen said his most memorable moment on the show was when he proved he wasn't wearing a toupee live on air. | CNBC

CNBC’s Squawk Box host Joe Kernen pressed Trump economic adviser Kevin Hassett to “admit” that the White House’s repeated insistence that “prices are falling” was “not true” and does not reflect the reality facing most Americans. Polling shows that Americans do not believe inflation has eased enough to improve their daily costs and has led to key MAGA Republicans like Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (GA) accusing the administration of “gaslighting” working Americans by denying “what is happening.” H