Fox News host suggests putting down homeless people like dogs

Fox News host Brian Kilmeade has suggested using “involuntary lethal injection” to euthanise homeless people who don’t engage with government programmes:

Brian Kilmeade endorses euthanizing homeless people: "Involuntary lethal injection, or something. Just kill them."

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) 2025-09-13T14:56:03.457Z

Fox News host: “just kill ’em”

The video above is taken from an episode of Fox & Friends. At the start of the video, host Lawrence Jones says:

Billions of dollars to mental health and homeless population; a lot of them don’t want to take the programmes; a lot of them don’t want to get the help that is necessary – you can’t give them a choice. Either you take the resources that we’re gonna give you, or you decide that you gotta be locked up in jail. That’s the way it has to be now.

Kilmeade adds to this, saying:

Or involuntary lethal injection.

Jones says “yeah” in response to this, but he seems to cut off his agreement when he processes what Kilmeade said – a look of shock on his face.

Kilmeade finishes his point by saying:

Just kill ’em.

Killmeade has since apologised for his remark, stating:

I wrongly said they should get lethal injection. I apologize for that extremely callous remark. I am obviously aware that not all mentally ill, homeless people act as the perpetrator did in North Carolina and that so many homeless people deserve our empathy and compassion.

His apology follows strong condemnation online:

Our veterans have disproportionately high rates of homelessness. Many of the programs they’re talking about are geared to our veterans, for good reason. It never takes much to scratch the surface under their paper thin patriotism to reveal a deep disregard and dehumanization of our veterans.

— Trevon Logan (@trevondlogan.bsky.social) 2025-09-14T17:59:50.159Z

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Fox’s Kilmeade suggests “involuntary lethal injection” for mentally ill homeless people — “just kill them”

The so-called Nazi Euthanasia Program targeted for murder Germans with mental and physical disabilities. It claimed the lives of an estimated 250,000 people. pic.twitter.com/pMHV1vApLZ

— Simsala 🪄 (@SimsalaMaya) September 13, 2025

The United States of America has descended so far into fascism that Fox News morning television hosts are now espousing Nazi ideology as casual morning viewing. Here, Brian Kilmeade suggests killing homeless and mentally ill people to solve the “problem” of them existing. pic.twitter.com/YSLDWqoxCi

— James | Cisgender man stanning trans rights 🏳️‍⚧ (@JamesFluker) September 13, 2025

The apology itself has also attracted criticism:

If anyone doubts whether this sick piece of shit meant what he said look under here and see how many MAGAs are mad that he apologized because he was “right.” https://t.co/incqJOsesx pic.twitter.com/MYPavgtweq

— Jim Stewartson, Antifascist 🇨🇦🇺🇦🏴‍☠️🇺🇸 (@jimstewartson) September 14, 2025

After suggesting we “just kill” the homeless, @FoxNews host Brian Kilmeade was forced to read a weak, scripted apology.

This isn’t accountability. It’s a PR stunt to cover up evil.

He should be fired. pic.twitter.com/6htDC34qLU

— Adam Mockler🇺🇸🦅 (@adammocklerr) September 14, 2025

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