Brian Kilmeade, one of the long-time faces of Fox & Friends, has landed himself in hot water after a jaw-dropping remark that aired September 10. While discussing the tragedy of Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska, whose life was cut short by an alleged homeless man with schizophrenia in North Carolina, Kilmeade went off-script in a way that stunned viewers and critics alike. His suggestion? That homeless people should face “involuntary lethal injections.” And then he flatly added, “Just ***l them.”
Let’s be clear, America is having a very real and very tragic crisis with homelessness and untreated mental illness. It’s not just about tents popping up in city parks, it’s about dangerous situations, rising crime, and regular citizens feeling unsafe in their own communities. But suggesting state-sanctioned executions is not exactly the conservative solution anyone should be championing.
The exchange came after co-host Lawrence Jones made a solid point: compassion for mental illness is important, but ordinary Americans shouldn’t have to fear taking a train or walking through their neighborhoods. Jones noted that billions have been poured into homelessness programs with little to show for it, and argued that people refusing treatment should face tough choices—mandatory programs or jail. That’s a position rooted in accountability. Kilmeade, however, interrupted with the infamous line: “Or involuntary lethal injection… or something. Just k*** ’em.”
Brian Kilmeade suggested “involuntary lethal injection[s]” for homeless people on Fox & Friends.
“Just kill ‘em.”
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That comment, captured and shared on social media, spread like wildfire. It didn’t take long for critics on the Left to seize on it, painting conservatives as cruel, heartless, and barbaric. Governor Gavin Newsom, of all people, swooped in with a Bible verse about ignoring the cries of the poor. That’s rich, coming from the man who’s turned California into a tent city with taxpayer-funded heroin pipes and “housing first” policies that solve nothing. Newsom quoting scripture on compassion is like Bernie Madoff giving investment tips.
But let’s get real: what Kilmeade said is indefensible. Conservatives have been the only ones willing to talk honestly about the failures of the homeless-industrial complex, about the revolving door of “mental health care” that leaves violent offenders back on the streets. The answer isn’t letting people rot in tents, and it sure isn’t executing them. The answer is enforcing laws, building institutions that actually treat mental illness, and protecting communities from those who refuse help.
Kilmeade’s off-the-cuff remark was outrageous, but the Left using it to dodge accountability for their own failed policies is even worse. America deserves real solutions, not viral soundbites and not virtue signaling from politicians who’ve made this crisis worse.
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