Blamed Democrats: Trump reacted sharply to the murder of a Ukrainian woman in Charlotte
Фото: Reuters
US President Donald Trump harshly criticized the Democratic government for its policy of leniency towards criminals, commenting on the murder of 23-year-old Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska.
He wrote about this on the social network Truth Social.
The tragedy occurred on August 22 at around 9:50 p.m. at the Lynx Blue Line station in Charlotte, North Carolina. According to a video released by the local transport operator Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS), the attacker — 34-year-old DeCarlos Brown Jr. — suddenly attacked the girl sitting in front of him in the car and stabbed her three times, including in the neck. Zarutska died at the scene from her wounds.
Police confirmed that there was no prior contact or conflict between the suspect and the victim. Brown was arrested shortly after the attack. He has been charged with first-degree murder and is currently being held without bail. The court also ordered a psychiatric evaluation.
In his post, Trump called the suspect a “dangerous mentally unstable recidivist,” recalling that he has at least 14 previous arrests. According to the president, Brown was released without bail in January 2025 after being charged with misusing a 911 emergency call.
“This unspeakable tragedy is a direct result of liberal policies that protect criminals over citizens. Democrats, including former Governor Roy Cooper, are responsible for what happened. The blood of this innocent woman is on their hands,” Trump wrote.
The president also called for a resolute return to “law and order” politics and expressed support for Republican candidate Michael Wheatley in the upcoming US Senate elections.
Charlotte Mayor Vie Lyles, commenting on the tragedy, called the death of Iryna Zarutskaya a “senseless loss” and expressed her sincere condolences to the family of the deceased. She also thanked the public and journalists for their restraint in distributing video footage from the scene of the incident, noting that this was a show of respect for the victim’s relatives.
In response to the event, CATS announced enhanced security measures — in particular, an increase in the number of patrols at stations and an upgrade of video surveillance systems.
Separately, Trump criticized the major American media outlets, accusing them of insufficient coverage of the incident. According to him, the tragedy would have received much more attention if the circumstances of the case did not contradict liberal narratives. A similar opinion was supported by billionaire Elon Musk, who in a post on the social network X suggested that the information was deliberately ignored due to political bias or racial prejudice.
Let us remind you that a tragedy occurred in North Carolina: 23-year-old Ukrainian Iryna Zarutska, who was seeking safety from the war in the United States, was stabbed to death at a light rail station . The attacker turned out to be a homeless recidivist, known to the police for a number of previous crimes.
As reported, a 16-year-old Ukrainian girl died in the German city of Friedland. She was pushed under a freight train that was passing by.
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