Bill O'Reilly is facing backlash after a comment he made on Fox News host Sean Hannity's radio show.
According to Business insider, the former Fox News host said many people dying from the novel coronavirus "were on their last legs anyway." The Twitterverse didn't take kindly to the remark, where people debunked his claim and called him a "joke." O'Reilly tweeted a defense of his comment on Thursday, accusing Democrats of wanting 'chaos and carnage.'
More than 16,000 people have died from COVID-19 in the US, and 91,000 have died worldwide.
Underlying conditions and compromised immune systems leave patients at greater risk of death from the virus.
However, hundreds of young people and those without preexisting conditions are still dying.
At least 759 people under 50 have died from COVID-19.