Fox News host Brian Kilmeade suggested using “involuntary lethal injection” to kill homeless people with mental illness during a September 10, 2025 segment of “Fox & Friends”[1]. The comments came during a discussion about the murder of Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska by a homeless person with schizophrenia in North Carolina[2].
After co-host Lawrence Jones argued that homeless people should be forced to accept help or face jail time, Kilmeade interjected: “Or involuntary lethal injection… or something. Just kill 'em”[3]. His co-hosts briefly acknowledged the comment before continuing their discussion[4].
The remarks sparked widespread condemnation. Rep. Don Beyer of Virginia tweeted: “America’s homeless population includes over a million children and tens of thousands of veterans, many of whom served in Iraq or Afghanistan. Nobody deserves to be murdered by the government for mental illness or poverty”[1:1].
California Governor Gavin Newsom responded by quoting Proverbs 21:13: “Whoever closes his ear to the cry of the poor will himself call out and not be answered”[3:1].
The Independent - Fox News’ host Brian Kilmeade says 'just kill ‘em’ about mentally ill homeless people ↩︎ ↩︎
Rolling Stone - Fox Host Says to 'Just Kill ‘Em’ While Discussing Homeless People Who Decline Help ↩︎
HuffPost - 'Just Kill ‘Em’: Fox Host Makes Shocking Comment On Homeless People ↩︎ ↩︎
Media Matters - Fox News host on mentally ill people who commit crimes: “Just kill them” ↩︎
Time to read up on Aktion T4, the Nazi campaign to mass murder people with disabilities and mental illness. During Aktion T4, the Nazis developed the techniques later used in concentration camps.
Kilmeade’s comment is a Nazi comment.
Also, I don’t know Don Beyer and maybe the tweet is meant in good faith, but arguing “we shouldn’t kill the homeless because some of them are children or veterans” is highly problematic, too.
Unfortunately some people have sympathy so selective that unless you can tug on very specific heartstrings, they will never give a damn about other people.
Bet he’s not fired
Zero chance he gets fired. He didn’t go off script. He just read the brackets.
It’s not a call for violence, so that’s cool beans
But they get upset when we call them Nazis.
Their worldview can not exist without victimhood
Reminder this guy 16 years ago used overt white supremacist language on Fox and Friends and still kept his job.
Which is fine because he wasn’t drawing attention to the known facts that Charlie Kirk was a divisive fascist and the president is sitting on evidence that he, the president, is a pedophile.
California Governor Gavin Newsom responded by quoting Proverbs 21:13: “Whoever closes his ear to the cry of the poor will himself call out and not be answered”
Holy shit that is gruesome even for Gruesome Newsom
So he’s admitting that he can’t sleep at night from the attacks he’s made on the homeless, or does he have 0 self awareness? Bonus, even; he’s a spineless demagogue.
Someone should tweet that right back at “Round The Homeless Up and Imprison Them” Newsom
Remember the famous speech by Jesus: Involuntary lethal injection is A-Ok if it’s for homeless people, but never involuntary inject a racist-sexist-hateful right wing figure with a bullet, that’s not cool.
It seems to me, from what I understand from doctors, that’s really rare. If it’s a legitimate involuntary bullet, the male body has ways to try to shut that whole thing down.
If anyone can call for murder of anyone simply for being inconvenient, how long until people call for the murder of people like Brian Kilmeade?
Do the Brians seriously not see that coming?
Do those fucktards really think their opponents will forever try to stay on the moral high ground?
The future may hold some surprises for them, but not the kind of surprise they will like.Step 1 of Nazi mass murder: ✓
Just remember, if you’re working class you’re never more than three bad months away from homelessness
Actually, I think you are being optimistic. Probably 2 months considering the debt most people have just to eat regularly.
Closer to 1 month-a couple weeks.
“We support our troops.”
This is A) Horrifying and B) Literal stochastic terrorism.
Any left leaning folk who aren’t familiar with firearms should start practicing now, the Nazis are drumming up a fight whether we want it or not
i think brian kilmeade should be beaten to death with a brick like the rabid dog he is
Newsom is in no position to criticize Kilmeade’s abhorrent views.
