September 15, 2025, Washington, D.C. — The National Alliance to End Homelessness condemns the deeply dangerous and irresponsible comments made by FOX News anchor, Brian Kilmeade on September 10 and calls for his immediate termination.
“Brian Kilmeade’s call to execute people experiencing homelessness is deeply disturbing and completely irresponsible. Moreover, it is highly inappropriate for any news outlet – or anyone for that matter,” said Ann Oliva, CEO of the National Alliance to End Homelessness. “But the unfortunate reality is that it isn’t entirely surprising. Every single day, elected officials, members of the media, podcasters, entertainers, and social media influencers spread dangerously dehumanizing messages about people experiencing homelessness. These actions put people’s lives at risk, and they distract from the urgent work to rehouse people across this nation.”
The Alliance finds that Kilmeade’s apology is entirely insufficient and calls for FOX News to terminate his contract immediately.
“It is inconceivable that any journalist would still be employed after calling on one of the most vulnerable groups of people in this country to be killed en masse,” said Oliva. “FOX News has a responsibility to accurately cover the forces that drive the homelessness crisis and directly impact their viewers’ communities: an out of control housing market, an abandoned commitment to addressing affordability, an insufficient social safety net, and a threadbare infrastructure for the nation’s healthcare needs — including funding for mental health services. Meanwhile, providers across this nation work tirelessly to rehouse people every day, with little recognition by the media. The ongoing failure to accurately address these issues only ensures more division, fear, and misinformation about homelessness at a time when we must come together on the known solutions.”
About the National Alliance to End Homelessness
The National Alliance to End Homelessness is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization committed to preventing and ending homelessness in the United States. As a leading voice on the issue of homelessness, the Alliance analyzes policy and develops pragmatic, cost-effective solutions; works collaboratively with the public, private, and nonprofit sectors to build state and local capacity; and provides data and research to policymakers and elected officials in order to inform policy debates and educate the public and opinion leaders nationwide.
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