Overview

• During a Sept. 10 Fox & Friends segment, Kilmeade suggested “involuntary lethal injection” and added “Just kill ’em” while discussing homeless people with mental illness.
• Co-host Lawrence Jones voiced agreement and Ainsley Earhardt did not object before the conversation turned to electoral politics and criticism of prosecutors.
• The video circulated widely on Saturday, drawing condemnations from figures such as California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Rep. Don Beyer and fueling demands that Fox fire Kilmeade.
• Multiple outlets said they sought comment from Fox News, and no on-air apology or disciplinary action had been reported by Saturday night.
• The exchange followed coverage of the August killing of Iryna Zarutska in Charlotte; suspect Decarlos Brown Jr. is jailed without bond, ordered to a competency evaluation, and faces a federal charge punishable by life or death, with a Sept. 19 court date.