Fox & Friends host Brian Kilmeade attends the 79th annual Alfred E. Smith Memorial Foundation Dinner, Oct. 17, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey, File)2025-09-14T18:21:37Z Fox News Channel host Brian Kilmeade apologized on Sunday for advocating for the execution of mentally ill homeless people in a discussion on the network last week, saying his remark was extremely callous.Kilmeades initial comment came on a Fox & Friends episode Wednesday and began getting widespread circulation online over the weekend. Kilmeade, a host of the morning show, was talking with co-hosts Lawrence Jones and Ainsley Earhardt about the Aug. 22 stabbing murder of Iryna Zarutska on a light rail train in Charlotte, North Carolina.A homeless and mentally ill man, Decarlos Brown Jr., was arrested for murder, and the case received extensive attention on Fox following the release of a security video of the stabbing.Jones was talking on Fox & Friends on Wednesday about public money spent on trying to help homeless people and suggested that those who didnt accept services offered to them should be jailed. Or involuntary lethal injection, or something, Kilmeade said. Just kill em.Earhardt interjected, Why did it have to get to this point? Kilmeade replied, I will say this, were not voting for the right people.During an appearance on the Fox & Friends weekend show Sunday, Kilmeade said that I wrongly said they should get lethal injection. I apologize for that extremely callous remark. I am obviously aware that not all mentally ill, homeless people act as the perpetrator did in North Carolina and that so many homeless people deserve our empathy and compassion. Stay up to date with the latest U.S. news by signing up to our WhatsApp channel. Fox News management did not immediately return messages seeking comment. An advocate for homeless people said Sunday that Kilmeades remark had been completely devoid of all humanity. Christine Quinn, president and CEO of Win, a provider of shelter and services for homeless children in New York City, invited Kilmeade to volunteer in one of the organizations shelters. Kilmeades initial remark came hours before the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk in Utah. An MSNBC analyst, Matthew Dowd, was fired for saying on the air that afternoon that hateful rhetoric can lead to hateful actions.___David Bauder writes about the intersection of media and entertainment for the AP. Follow him at http://x.com/dbauder and https://bsky.app/profile/dbauder.bsky.social. DAVID BAUDER Bauder is the APs national media writer, covering the intersection of news, politics and entertainment. He is based in New York. twitter mailto