‘These People Are Armed With Machetes, They Have Metal Pipes’: Austin Council Member Sounds Alarm Over Homeless Camp Near City Hall

On Thursday, Austin, Texas, council member Mackenzie Kelly appeared on “Fox & Friends First” to speak of her fear that the homeless who are camping en masse around the City Hall area, some of whom are protesting a proposition that prohibited public camping, pose a genuine threat to people’s safety.

“Fox & Friends First” host Todd Piro asked, “What were you hoping to accomplish by starting a dialogue with these individuals?”