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Sep 8, 2025 Brian Kilmeade made and apologized for on-air remarks advocating lethal injection for homeless people Tier 1 · Primary Information, Memory and Manipulation
A major news host's advocacy for extrajudicial killing of a vulnerable population, followed by a minimal forced apology and no discipline, normalizes dehumanizing rhetoric.
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- Brian Kilmeade apologizes for remarks advocating execution of unhoused people with mental illness — Fox & Friends host Brian Kilmeade apologized on Sunday for comments made Wednesday in which he said people experiencing homelessness and mental illness should be executed via "lethal injection." The remarks came during discussion of a fatal stabbing by a man with schizophrenia. Kilmeade called his comments "extremely callous" and acknowledged that unhoused and mentally ill people "deserve our empathy and compassion." He remained employed by Fox News, contrasting with MSNBC's firing of analyst Matthew Dowd for separate remarks about Charlie Kirk's shooting.
- Fox host Brian Kilmeade issued forced apology for lethal injection comments about homeless people — Fox & Friends host Brian Kilmeade made comments on Wednesday suggesting homeless people could be solved through "involuntary injection or something. Just kill them." The remark circulated on social media and went viral Saturday with significant backlash. Fox forced Kilmeade to issue a 30-second apology on Sunday morning, stating he "wrongly said they should get lethal injections" and apologizing for the "extremely callous remark." Kilmeade received no discipline or punishment from Fox and remained scheduled for on-air appearances.
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Week 34 – 2025-09-06–2025-09-12
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