During a recent episode of Fox & Friends, Brian Kilmeade had many viewers a little bit confused over his belief that John Lennon "wouldn't be safe" in New York right now.
Kilmeade's comment was inspired by a recent speech by Bill de Blasio.
In the speech, de Blasio also evoked John Lennon's memory in a slightly strange way.
de Blasio asked about defunding the police and mocks it by comparing it to “Imagine" by John Lennon
“For folks who say 'defund the police,' I would say that is not the way forward"
— Jack Mirkinson (@jackmirkinson) June 3, 2020
here's the full 'Imagine' quote pic.twitter.com/3hlZgieqtY
— Jack Mirkinson (@jackmirkinson) June 3, 2020
De Blasio's comment received some backlash online.
But when Fox & Friends got ahold of the quote, Kilmeade decided he also had something to say.
Brian Kilmeade tries to dunk on Bill de Blasio's "Imagine" reference by saying that "John Lennon wouldn't be safe in this city right now." pic.twitter.com/bhM8OCCivi
— Bobby Lewis (@revrrlewis) June 4, 2020
Many were perplexed by Kilmeade's "burn."
@kilmeade Ummmm, Lennon was shot. In NYC. By a white guy. And he'd be organizing a protest were he here. You might want to start thinking things through before you speak bc your statements are getting more bizarre by the day. You have no grasp of truth or history.
— cj (@markergirl1) June 4, 2020
What makes it so utterly SNL'ish/The Onion, they genuinely don't seem to know how ludicrous their asinine babble is when stack up against FACTS/REALITY.
— Brent O (@OnlineDetective) June 4, 2020
John Lennon was assassinated in New York but it had nothing to do with protests.
It seems Brian Kilmeade hasn't managed to read all the way to the end of John Lennon's Wikipedia page yet https://t.co/XVUsE6oR5q
— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) June 4, 2020
Brian Kilmeade is a powerfully stupid person, and he just gets dumber, it's actually quite incredible
— Simon Maloy (@SimonMaloy) November 25, 2015
Kilmeade kills me. The once UFC commentator with no discernable MA skills or training brings the same to Fox in the morning. He just continues to say the dumbest things at the worst time.
Brian Kilmeade: John Lennon 'Would Not Be Safe In NYC Right Now'https://t.co/kGqXn9a0uz
— Once Republican (@oncerepublican) June 4, 2020
Imagine a world where John Lennon wasn't on the side of protestors.
Not gonna lie, this @kilmeade clip where he says, “John Lennon wouldn't be safe in New York City right now, he'd be hiding in his apartment" is the funniest thing I've seen all weekpic.twitter.com/UGULgj8CAn
— Harry Khachatrian (@Harry1T6) June 4, 2020
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— Elfrow (@telfrow) June 4, 2020
John Lennon would be at the protests, no doubt right at the front.
— ... (@Jonny_Hallam) June 4, 2020
Lennon supported many protests during his lifetime, including the civil rights movement of his era.
pic.twitter.com/calMrhUp8t
— ... (@Jonny_Hallam) June 4, 2020
John Lennon, most famous for being safe in nyc
— the jibe sharer (@Local__Idiot) June 4, 2020
"The concert was originally to have been racially segregated, but The Beatles refused to perform"
“We never play to segregated audiences and we aren't going to start now." – John Lennonhttps://t.co/IlG204R3Ka
— #BLM WeVoteBlueNoMatterWho #washyourhands (@Forabetterus1) June 4, 2020
Even when commenting on a gaffe, it seems Kilmeade has a hard time avoiding his own.
Had John Lennon not been killed by a white, Southern evangelical who flew to NYC *for the sole purpose of shooting him*, he would be marching every single day. Keep Lennon's name out of your mouth, @kilmeade. https://t.co/FOTAU0aKy8
— Devin Pike (@justdevin) June 4, 2020
Hopefully Kilmeade gets a chance to brush up on his history before his next live broadcast.
