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After repeatedly claiming that "[n]ot all Muslims are terrorists, but all terrorists are Muslims," Fox & Friends co-host Brian Kilmeade "clarif[ied]" his comment and claimed that he "misspoke." In fact, Kilmeade not only made the claim at least twice in a single day, but he also questioned whether "moderate Muslims" need to prove "you are not one of them," which is in line with his history of bigoted and anti-Muslim statements.
Kilmeade repeatedly falsely claimed "all terrorists are Muslims"

Kilmeade: "Not all Muslims are terrorists, but all terrorists are Muslims." On the October 15 edition of Fox News Fox & Friends, Kilmeade defended Bill OReilly s comments on the October 14 edition of ABC s The View by claiming the show s hosts "were outraged that somebody was saying there is a reason -- there was a certain group of people that attacked us on 9-11. It was not just one person. It was one religion. Not all Muslims are terrorists, but all terrorists are Muslims."

Later during his radio show, Kilmeade asserted that it is a "fact" that "every terrorist is a Muslim." On the October 15 edition of Fox News Radio s Kilmeade & Friends, Kilmeade stated: "Not every Muslim is an extremist, a terrorist, but every terrorist is a Muslim. You can not avoid that fact." From Kilmeade & Friends:

    KILMEADE: Muslim extremists, Al Qaeda, blew up those buildings -- blew up the Khobar Towers, blew up the [U.S.S.] Cole, blew up the embassies, tried to blow up Times Square, tried to blow up the plane. The shoe bomber, the Times Square bomber, the underwear bomber -- they have one thing in common. They are all extremists, and they are all Muslims.

    Not every Muslim is an extremist, a terrorist, but every terrorist is a Muslim. You can not avoid that fact. And that is ridiculous that we got to keep defining this -- the people that equate Timothy McVeigh with the Al Qaeda terrorist organization, which is growing and a threat that exists.

Kilmeade also asked if Americans "have a right to look at moderate Muslims and say, "Show me you are not one of them.'''' " On the October 15 edition of Kilmeade & Friends, Kilmeade said: "From what we have seen from the Khobar Towers to the Cole bombing to the embassy bombings to the Times Square, the shoe bomber, do you think Americans have a right to look at moderate Muslims and say, ''''Show me you are not one of them.'''' "

Fox News VP says Kilmeade would "clarify" his comments on Monday. On October 15, The Huffington Post reported that Bill Shine, Fox News senior vice president of programming, said that Kilmeade would "clarify" his comments on Monday. From The Huffington Post:

    Fox News SVP of Programming Bill Shine says Kilmeade will address the comments on Monday.

    "Brian was talking about the events on "The View" yesterday and was referring to the radical extremists who killed Americans on 9/11," Shine told the Huffington Post. "Obviously, not all terrorists are Muslim and Brian will clarify this point on television and radio on Monday."

Kilmeade addresses comments, claims he "misspoke"

Kilmeade: "I am sorry about that, if I offended ... or hurt anybody s feelings. But that is it." On the October 18 edition of Fox & Friends, Kilmeade stated:

    KILMEADE: Meanwhile, on the show on Friday, I was talking about Bill OReilly s appearance on The View, and I said this: "Not all Muslims are terrorists, but all terrorists are Muslims." Well, I misspoke. I do not believe all terrorists are Muslims. I am sorry about that, if I offended or -- offended or hurt anybody s feelings. But that is it. Now let us go over to Stuart.

Kilmeade did not address the fact that he made the claim both on Fox & Friends and on his radio show, in which he stated it was simply a "fact" that "every terrorist is a Muslim."