Prominent Liberals Push False Claim Fox News Host Brian Kilmeade Dismissed ‘Colored Sororities’ on Air
Prominent liberals are pushing a false claim that Fox & Friends host Brian Kilmeade uttered a racially offensive term on Wednesday when criticizing Vice President Kamala Harris for plans to address a sorority, claiming he said “colored sorority” when, in fact, he said “college sorority.”
A clip that went viral on X, formerly Twitter, shows Fox & Friends hosts discussing Harris’ having not given a sit-down media interview yet, with Kilmeade arguing that the vice president had instead chosen to address a “college sorority” — referring to her plans to address the historically Black sorority Zeta Phi Beta at its annual convention in Indianapolis on Wednesday in one of her first campaign stops.
A social media post by independent Fox News watchdog Bad Fox Graphics on X, however, shared the video and misquoted Kilmeade’s comment, claiming instead that he had said “colored sorority.”
The clip quickly went viral. Within hours the claim was being pushed by high-ranking Democrats, including Democratic National Committee chair Jaime Harrison.
Screengrab via X.
White House official Rodericka Applewhaite also shared the video:
I’m sorry a “COLORED” sorority??? pic.twitter.com/zzUpyvo7G3
— Rodericka Applewhaite (@Rodericka) July 24, 2024
A number of journalists shared the claim as well, including Politico Playbook writer Eugene Daniels, who later deleted his tweet and noted that a Fox representative had reached out to correct the accusation. “Eugene Daniels’ now deleted tweet completely misquoted and unnecessarily maligned Brian Kilmeade who clearly said college sorority,” Fox News said in a statement.
Fox also referred Mediaite to a rebuttal by Kilmeade’s co-host Lawrence Jones who was sitting beside him in the studio during the moment, and confirmed that his co-host said “college.”
Jones slammed Harrison for being “so damn dishonest.”
He added: “But that’s all you have. You know the bullshit that you advocate for only brings death, poverty, and destruction to our black communities. You are welcome on the show anytime to debate it. Me and you.”
Kilmeade addressed the controversy on his Fox News radio show, calling the original poster of his comments an “idiot” and a “jerk.”
“Colored was a term used to describe African Americans in the 19th century!” Kilmeade said incredulously. “I have never used that word in my life.”
Watch above on Fox & Friends.
