Fox News host Brian Kilmeade apologizes for suggesting 'lethal injection' for homeless
Brian Kilmeade apologized for suggesting lethal injections for homeless individuals rejecting aid, amid national debate on mental health, crime, and homelessness policies in the U.S.
- Fox News co-host Brian Kilmeade apologized for suggesting that homeless mentally ill people should receive lethal injections, calling his remark "extremely callous."
- During a segment discussing the stabbing of Iryna Zarutska, a Ukrainian immigrant, in North Carolina, Kilmeade stated that not all mentally ill homeless individuals act violently and deserve compassion.
- His comments drew widespread criticism, growing as the segment went viral with over 20 million views on social media by Sunday afternoon.
- Kilmeade acknowledged that his remark was extremely callous and expressed regret for the harm it caused.
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Fox host apologises after saying homeless people should be killed
After shocking many by saying mentally ill homeless people should be put to death, Fox News morning host Brian Kilmeade has apologised for what he called an "extremely callous remark."Kilmeade's mea culpa came one day after his original comment – "just kill 'em" – went viral across multiple social media sites.The Fox & Friends segment aired Wednesday morning, but it didn't seem to garner widespread attention until Saturday morning, when it was p…
"Kill Them": Fox & Friends Host On "Mentally Ill Homeless People", Apologises
Brian Kilmeade, host for the conservative Fox & Friends talk show, apologised on Sunday for stating that homeless mentally ill people should be given lethal injections, saying his remark had been "extremely callous."
Fox News Presenter Apologizes for Controversial Comment on Mentally Unstable Homeless - Real News Now
Brian Kilmeade, a presenter on ‘Fox and Friends’, found himself offering an apology after making a suggestion that would involve administering ‘involuntary lethal injections’ to mentally unstable homeless individuals. This ill-received remark was made during a live broadcast on Fox News. Kilmeade, during an early slot of Fox News on a Sunday morning, had initiated a discourse on the brutal murder that had occurred in Charlotte, N.C. involving a …
Fox News’ Brian Kilmeade says comment about killing mentally ill homeless people an ‘extremely callous remark’
After shocking many by saying mentally ill homeless people should be put to death, Fox News morning host Brian Kilmeade apologized on Sunday for what he called an “extremely callous remark.”
NYC homeless advocates livid over Fox News host Brian Kilmeade’s remarks about killing the unhoused, despite his apology
Though Fox News host Brian Kilmeade apologized for comments made last week in which he suggested homeless individuals living with mental health issues be killed with lethal injections if they do not accept help from the government, New York City homeless advocates seethed over a remark they called "devoid of humanity." The remarks Kilmeade himself would later call “extremely callous” came on Wednesday on an episode of "Fox and Friends" as he and…
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