"Kilmeade made his original comment during a "Fox & Friends" discussion on a woman who was stabbed and killed on a train in Charlotte, North Carolina, last month. Co-host Lawrence Jones said, of people experiencing homelessness: "You either take the resources we give you, or you decide that you're going to be locked up in jail." "Or involuntary lethal injection, or something, just kill them," Kilmeade added."
"After four days of backlash, Fox News anchor Brian Kilmeade has apologized for saying that authorities should "just kill" people experiencing homelessness and mental health crises with "involuntary lethal injection" - but it appears that he will remain in his role at "Fox & Friends." The clip circulated widely across social media. Many users denounced Kilmeade's comments as disturbing and eugenicist, and some called for Kilmeade to resign."
Brian Kilmeade apologized for suggesting authorities should "just kill" people experiencing homelessness and mental-health crises by using "involuntary lethal injection." The remark occurred during a Fox & Friends segment about a woman who was stabbed and killed on a train in Charlotte, North Carolina. Co-host Lawrence Jones had said that people experiencing homelessness must accept offered resources or face incarceration; Kilmeade added the lethal-injection comment. The clip spread across social media, prompting widespread condemnation, characterizations of the comments as eugenicist, and calls for resignation. Kilmeade appears to remain on air. Homelessness in the U.S. is at record highs, with an estimated 770,000 unhoused people.
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