Overview

• During a Sept. 10 segment on homelessness and the Zarutska stabbing, Kilmeade suggested “involuntary lethal injection” and added, “Just kill ’em.”
• The clip spread widely on social platforms over the weekend, drawing rebukes from officials including California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Rep. Don Beyer.
• Calls mounted for Fox News to remove Kilmeade, with commentators and activists posting that the remarks dehumanized people experiencing homelessness and mental illness.
• Co-host Lawrence Jones pushed for forcing treatment or jail and voiced agreement after Kilmeade’s line, while Ainsley Earhardt did not object on air.
• News outlets reported asking Fox News for comment, and coverage noted Kilmeade had not publicly addressed the uproar; separately, suspect Decarlos Brown Jr. remains jailed without bond under a court-ordered competency evaluation and faces federal charges with a Sept. 19 hearing set.