Trump economic adviser fires back at NBC host over 'shooting the messenger' claim about BLS firing

Director of the White House Economic Council adviser Kevin Hassett fired back at NBC host Kristen Welker on Sunday as the host pressed Hassett on President Donald Trump's decision to fire the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) commissioner. 

"Isn’t this the very definition of shooting the messenger?" Welker asked, after reading a statement from William Beach, the former BLS commissioner, who said it was setting a dangerous precedent.

Trump announced in a Truth Social post on Friday that...