{"id":2573585,"date":"2026-02-25T14:14:01","date_gmt":"2026-02-25T19:14:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-hits-dems-for-refusing-to-acknowledge-the-grieving-mother-of-iryna-zarutska-who-was-killed-by-their-policies\/"},"modified":"2026-02-25T14:15:07","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T19:15:07","slug":"trump-hits-dems-for-refusing-to-acknowledge-the-grieving-mother-of-iryna-zarutska-who-was-killed-by-their-policies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-hits-dems-for-refusing-to-acknowledge-the-grieving-mother-of-iryna-zarutska-who-was-killed-by-their-policies\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump Hits Dems for Refusing to Acknowledge the Grieving Mother of Iryna Zarutska \u2013 Who Was Killed by Their Policies"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">40<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-hits-dems-for-refusing-to-acknowledge-the-grieving-mother-of-iryna-zarutska-who-was-killed-by-their-policies%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2573585&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>during his State of the Union address, President Donald Trump criticized congressional Democrats for not showing proper respect to a grieving mother, Anya Zarutska, whose daughter Iryna zarutska was stabbed to death on a Charlotte, North Carolina, light-rail train. Trump described Iryna as a war refugee from Ukraine and said the attacker, who had a long criminal history and was released, harmed the country by being able to kill. He urged Congress to pass tougher laws to keep violent repeat offenders behind bars.Some North Carolina lawmakers condemned the Democrats for not standing to honor Iryna\u2019s mother, arguing this reflected the Democrats\u2019 priorities.The remarks referenced Roll Call\u2019s transcript and were amplified by various media posts and social media clips.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>President Donald Trump vented his disgust Tuesday night with congressional Democrats who could not be bothered to give a grieving mother the least respect.<\/p>\n<p>During his State of the Union speech, Trump referenced the murder of Iryna Zarutska, who was stabbed to death in August, allegedly by a man with a lengthy criminal history.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Above all, unleashing America&rsquo;s promise requires keeping our communities safe. We have made incredible strides, yet <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/read-in-full-president-donald-trumps-state-of-the-union-speech\/\" title=\"READ IN FULL: President Donald ...&#039;s ... of the Union speech\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/george-gascons-journey-from-good-cop-to-bad-prosecutor\/\" title=\"George Gasc\u00f3n\u2019s Journey From Good Cop to Bad Prosecutor\">dangerous repeat offenders<\/a> continue<\/a> to be released by pro-crime Democrat politicians again and again. We are honored to be joined tonight by a woman who&rsquo;s been through hell, Anya Zarutska,&rdquo; Trump said in his speech, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/rollcall.com\/factbase\/sotu\/transcript\/trump-sotu-20260224\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Roll Call<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;In 2022, she and her beautiful daughter &mdash; so beautiful, what a beautiful young woman. Iryna fled war torn Ukraine to live with relatives near Charlotte, North Carolina,&rdquo; Trump said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Last summer, 23-year-old Iryna was riding home on the train when a deranged monster, who had been arrested over a dozen times and was released through no cash bail, stood up and viciously slashed a knife through her neck and body,&rdquo; Trump said.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadAnyclip() { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst container=document.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!container) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=\"https:\/\/player.anyclip.com\/anyclip-widget\/lre-widget\/prod\/v1\/src\/lre.js\"; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"pubname\", \"westernjournalcom\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"widgetname\", \"001w000001jULVcAAO_M12924\");  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ append inside the container so player shows in correct spot \t\t\t\t\t\tcontainer.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadAnyclip(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #anyclipvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#anyclipvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;No one will ever forget &mdash; there were people on that train, no one will ever forget the expression of terror on Iryna&rsquo;s face as she looked up at her attacker in the last seconds of her life. She died instantly,&rdquo; Trump said, according to a video <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/disclosetv\/status\/2026498658900795504?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">posted<\/a> to X.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;She had escaped a brutal war, only to be slain by a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >hardened criminal set free<\/a> to kill in America,&rdquo; Trump said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Mrs. Zarutska, tonight, I promise you we will ensure justice for your magnificent daughter, Iryna,&rdquo; Trump said as the victim&rsquo;s mother wept.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">NOW &ndash; Democrats refuse to stand for Anna Zarutska, the mother of Iryna Zarutska. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rB2atshSk1\">pic.twitter.com\/rB2atshSk1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Disclose.tv (@disclosetv) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/disclosetv\/status\/2026498658900795504?\">February 25, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Trump then turned angrily upon Democrats who refused to stand in honor of the slain woman&rsquo;s mother as other legislators applauded.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;How do you not stand? How do you not stand?&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m asking this Congress to pass tough legislation to ensure that violent and dangerous repeat offenders are put behind bars and, importantly, that they stay there,&rdquo; Trump said next, according to Roll Call.<\/p>\n<p>The Democratic reaction was castigated by North Carolina members of Congress, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.themountaineer.com\/news\/state\/north-carolina-guest-list-led-by-mother-of-slain-immigrant\/article_60e80bc7-6fce-50ae-8e12-d973f4662773.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mountaineer<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Not one Democrat stood up to honor and remember Iryna Zarutska,&rdquo; Republican Rep. Mark Harris said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Too many Democrats will defend criminals before they&rsquo;ll ever defend innocent victims, and tonight, the entire nation saw exactly that,&rdquo; Republican Rep. Pat Harrigan said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;No words, no standing, nothing. Says everything you need to know about where their priorities lie,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>Iryna Zarutska was killed in August while riding a light rail line in Charlotte. DeCarlos Brown, who has been charged with her murder, had extensive interactions with police, as noted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wcnc.com\/article\/news\/politics\/national-politics\/iryna-zarutska-state-of-the-union-trump-2-24-2026\/275-a2c6a650-15b7-4d90-97b5-b53273f684a6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WCNC-TV<\/a>, but remained on the street.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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He cited the August killing of Iryna Zarutska, who was stabbed on a Charlotte-area train by a repeat offender who had been arrested multiple times and released due to no cash bail. Trump introduced Iryna\u2019s mother, Anya Zarutska, and recalled that Iryna had fled war in Ukraine to live near Charlotte. He described Iryna as a 23-year-old who was fatally attacked when a mentally ill, previously jailed man stood up on the train.<\/p>\n<p>Trump argued that protecting America\u2019s promise requires safer communities and tougher action against violent, repeat offenders. He urged Congress to pass stringent crime laws to ensure such criminals are imprisoned and kept there. Some Democrats were criticized by Republicans for not standing to honor Anya Zarutska during the moment, with NC lawmakers and others saying the party prioritized criminals over victims. The article notes that Iryna Zarutska was killed on Charlotte\u2019s light rail, and that the suspect, DeCarlos Brown, had extensive police interactions but remained free before his arrest<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[3933,74573,62829,4600,3634],"class_list":["post-2573585","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-dems","tag-grieving-mother","tag-iryna-zarutska","tag-policies","tag-trump"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2573585","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2573585"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2573585\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2573588,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2573585\/revisions\/2573588"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2573585"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2573585"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2573585"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}