Trump pins blame for murder of Iryna Zarutska on soft crime policies

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President Donald Trump blamed the public murder of Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska on former Gov. Roy Cooper’s (D-NC) crime policies.

Zarutska was murdered last month, but her fatal stabbing came to widespread attention on Friday after the Charlotte Area Transit System released footage of the attack. Trump was made aware of the incident on Sunday and expressed outrage in a speech on Monday. He took to Truth Social later in the day to connect the crime to Cooper.

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