President Donald Trump delivered an address on Tuesday denouncing the rampant violent crime that is plaguing cities across the United States — many of which have been run by Democrats for decades — and focusing on the brutal murder of a young Ukrainian woman that took place just a couple of weeks earlier.
Repeat offender Decarlos Brown Jr. sat behind Iryna Zarutska, 23, on a light-rail train in Charlotte, North Carolina, on August 22 — and at 9:50 p.m., he took a folding knife from his pocket and stabbed her, at least once in the neck. She bled out in the seat as he stood up and walked calmly to the door, taking off his sweatshirt and dripping her blood on the floor.
Trump addressed that situation on Tuesday:
WATCH:
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">
President Donald J. Trump denounces senseless crime in Democrat-run cities &amp; the horrific murder of a young woman in Charlotte by a deranged criminal monster.
&#8220;It&#8217;s time to stop this madness. The people of our country need to insist on protection, safety, LAW &amp; ORDER.&#8221; <a href="https://t.co/eUD5KuTufC">pic.twitter.com/eUD5KuTufC</a>
— The White House (@WhiteHouse) <a href="https://twitter.com/WhiteHouse/status/1965443128195731891?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 9, 2025</a></blockquote>
&#8220;For far too long, Americans have been forced to put up with Democrat-run cities that set loose savage, bloodthirsty criminals to prey on innocent people. Really, very innocent people,&#8221; Trump said from behind the Resolute Desk. &#8220;In every place they control, radical Left judges, politicians, and activists, and they&#8217;ve adopted a policy of catch-and-release for thugs and killers. In Charlotte, North Carolina, we saw the results of these policies when a 23-year-old woman from Ukraine met her bloody end on a public train.&#8221;
Trump held up a photo from the train&#8217;s camera that showed the moment just before Brown stabbed the young woman, who was minding her own business and looking at her phone at the time.
&#8220;She was slaughtered by a deranged monster who was roaming free after 14 prior arrests,&#8221; Trump continued. &#8220;We cannot allow a depraved criminal element of violent repeat offenders to continue spreading destruction and death throughout our country.&#8221;
The president&#8217;s solution to the problem, already on display in the nation&#8217;s capital, was simple: &#8220;We have to respond with force and strength. We have to be vicious just like they are. It&#8217;s the only thing they understand.&#8221;
Laying out some of the data, Trump noted that all but one of the most violent cities in the country were controlled by Democrat mayors. &#8220;It&#8217;s time to stop this madness. The people of our country need to insist on protection, safety, LAW &amp; ORDER.&#8221;

<script async src="https://www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script>
<script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
<script async src="https://www.tiktok.com/embed.js"></script>

Watch President Trump’s Full Oval Office Address On Brutal Train Murder

CONTINUE READING

Ten North Carolina Republican Reps., led by Rep. Tim Moore (R-NC), called on Tuesday for the removal of Magistrate Judge Teresa Stokes, who released 14-time offender Decarlos Johnson Jr. before he murdered Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska.
Moore shared a letter, signed by nine of his colleagues, in which he called on Chief Judge Roy Wiggins to begin “formal removal proceedings” against Stokes, saying that her decision to release Johnson — based solely on his written promise to return for his next court date — had been, at best, “reckless.”
“Despite his history of violent and unstable behavior, Magistrate Stokes released Brown without requiring bond or imposing any meaningful conditions to safeguard the public,” the letter read.
“This reckless decision had devastating consequences,” the letter continued, referencing Zarutska’s murder. “Ms. Zarutska’s murder was not only a profound personal tragedy but also a direct result of a failure of judicial responsibility. Magistrate Stokes displayed a willful failure to perform the duties of her office and engaged in conduct prejudicial to the administration of justice.”
Moore added a brief caption to the letter, which he posted to X: “Today, I led a letter calling for the removal of Magistrate Judge Teresa Stokes, who released a 14-time offender who went on to murder Iryna Zarutska in Charlotte. This tragedy was preventable. There must be accountability. North Carolinians deserve better.”
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">
Today, I led a letter calling for the removal of Magistrate Judge Teresa Stokes, who released a 14-time offender who went on to murder Iryna Zarutska in Charlotte.
This tragedy was preventable. There must be accountability. North Carolinians deserve better. <a href="https://t.co/yqEGa873KJ">pic.twitter.com/yqEGa873KJ</a>
— Congressman Tim Moore (@RepTimMooreNC) <a href="https://twitter.com/RepTimMooreNC/status/1965417942763688346?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 9, 2025</a></blockquote>
Johnson, who was also reportedly struggling with mental health issues, sat behind Zarutska on a light-rail train in Charlotte — and while she sat quietly looking at her phone, he stood up and stabbed her at least once in the neck. He then walked calmly to the door, removing his sweatshirt as her blood dripped on the floor. She collapsed in her seat and bled out.

<script async src="https://www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script>
<script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
<script async src="https://www.tiktok.com/embed.js"></script>

GOP Reps Move To Oust Judge Who Freed 14-Time Offender Before Brutal Train Murder

CNN Anchor John Berman found himself playing defense while his guest, Rep. Dave Min (D-CA), flirted with defaming President Donald Trump in connection to the late convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein.
Berman invited Min to join Tuesday&#8217;s broadcast of &#8220;CNN Central,&#8221; where they began with a discussion on the most recent revelations coming from the trove of Epstein-related documents released by the House Oversight Committee. As they were talking, however, Min repeatedly pushed the idea that Trump was likely guilty of wrongdoing connected to Epstein&#8217;s criminal history.
WATCH:
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-media-max-width="560">
JOHN BERMAN: There&#8217;s no reason to think that Donald Trump is involved in any wrongdoing with Jeffrey Epstein
REP. DAVE MIN: I would say we have lots of reasons to think he was involved in wrongdoing
BERMAN: Involved with what? What proof do you have?
MIN: We have a 14 year… <a href="https://t.co/w9J0n7slH5">pic.twitter.com/w9J0n7slH5</a>
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) <a href="https://twitter.com/atrupar/status/1965412088114807093?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 9, 2025</a></blockquote>
&#8220;We’ve seen that this is just kind of the casual misogyny, disrespect for women that we’ve seen come out of Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein,&#8221; Min said of a crude line drawing of a naked woman that accompanied a letter in Epstein&#8217;s &#8220;Birthday Book&#8221; — which the White House has repeatedly denied came from Trump.
&#8220;Again, I do want to say we have no reason to think that he was in any way involved with that check itself. Also, no reason to think he’s connected to any wrongdoing involving Jeffrey Epstein,&#8221; Berman cautioned. &#8220;You noted, you’re a prosecutor, you are a lawyer here. There’s this defamation —&#8221;
&#8220;I would say we have lots of reasons to think he was involved in wrongdoing,&#8221; Min ignored the warning and charged ahead. &#8220;I mean, at this point, there’s a lot of smoke. There may be some fire, but I would just push back and say I think there’s a lot reason to think Donald Trump was involved.&#8221;
&#8220;Involved with what? I’m sorry what exactly, what proof do you have that he was involved with wrongdoing in regards to Jeffrey Epstein?&#8221; Berman asked. &#8220;And if that’s the case where – why have there been no prosecutions over 20 years here? Because there haven’t really been any allegations that he was involved with the wrongdoing.&#8221;
Min was insistent: &#8220;There are a lot of connections where Donald Trump was named, right? We had a 14-year-old claiming that she was raped by him, then withdrew that claim after she was apparently threatened. His name appears a lot. And again, we, at this point, our job is to find justice for these survivors, and that means that we need to continue digging, knowing that there is a cover-up taking place right now.&#8221;
Dialing back slightly, Min continued, &#8220;And I didn’t say that we have proof. At this point, we have, like, a lot a smoke. But Donald Trump’s name is clearly mentioned multiple times. We’ve seen him lie over and over about things that we now know to be true. So again, I think that we, as the Oversight Committee, deserve, we owe an obligation to the girls, the American people out there, to keep digging and find out the truth, whoever’s involved.&#8221;
Berman tried once more to get Min to tap the brakes: &#8220;Again, Donald Trump has not been named in any connection or charged with any wrongdoing there. Ghislaine Maxwell, take this for what it is, but Ghislaine Maxwell said she never saw Donald Trump, or anyone for that matter, engage in any wrongdoing connected to Jeffrey Epstein.&#8221;
&#8220;I will just point out that Ghislaine Maxwell was indicted for perjury after she made that statement that you mentioned, transferred to minimum security prison in Texas, so again &#8230;&#8221; Min protested.

<script async src="https://www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script>
<script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
<script async src="https://www.tiktok.com/embed.js"></script>

‘What Proof Do You Have?’: CNN Anchor Tries To Help Dem Avoid Defaming Trump On Epstein

Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett defended the 2022 decision overturning landmark abortion cases Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey during a recent interview — and also admitted that the public protest in reaction to that case caused her to invest in a bulletproof vest for her own protection.
Barrett, in her first interview since joining the court in 2020, told CBS anchor Norah O&#8217;Donnell that the Court&#8217;s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women&#8217;s Health Organization had not outlawed abortion at all, but rather had returned it to the democratic process. She also said that both Roe and Casey had wrongfully defended a &#8220;right&#8221; that did not exist under the Constitution.
WATCH:
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">
Must Watch: Justice Amy Coney Barrett sets the record straight on the majority&#8217;s message to the American people in the Dobbs decision:
“The central message of Dobbs: Dobbs did not render abortion illegal. Dobbs did not say anything about whether abortion is immoral. Dobbs said… <a href="https://t.co/isFjhf8NdM">pic.twitter.com/isFjhf8NdM</a>
— Carrie Severino (@JCNSeverino) <a href="https://twitter.com/JCNSeverino/status/1965062438266527828?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 8, 2025</a></blockquote>
&#8220;The central message of Dobbs: Dobbs did not render abortion illegal. Dobbs did not say anything about whether abortion is immoral. Dobbs said that these are questions that are left to the states. &#8230; What Dobbs says is that those calls are properly left to the democratic process, and the states have been working those out,&#8221; Barrett said.
&#8220;The Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs gave that decision to the democratic process and to the states,” Barrett said. “It didn’t roll back rights. It didn’t render abortion illegal, unconstitutional, or anything else. And in effect, many states very fully protected abortion rights, more than under the regime of Roe since the time of the decision in Dobbs.&#8221;
O&#8217;Donnell pushed back, arguing that overturning Roe had stripped away &#8220;a federal right to abortion. A constitutional right to an abortion.&#8221;
Barrett argued that such a right had never existed in the first place — and that both Roe and Casey &#8220;had been in error&#8221; to assert that it had.
&#8220;Well, what it said is that the Constitution had not protected the abortion right under the Due Process Clause. And it said that Roe had been an error and Casey had been in error to hold otherwise,&#8221; she said.
The protests that erupted both before and after the decision was rendered — particularly after a leaked draft of the decision went public — prompted Barrett to take action to protect herself. She told O&#8217;Donnell that she&#8217;d purchased a bullet-proof vest — and then had to explain to her own children why she&#8217;d felt the need to do so.

<script async src="https://www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script>
<script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
<script async src="https://www.tiktok.com/embed.js"></script>

Justice Barrett Defends Dobbs Decision, Admits She Had To Buy Bullet-Proof Vest Afterward

With just three weeks to go before the federal government runs out of money, Senate Republicans have taken steps toward a rule change that would at least allow them to navigate around Democratic roadblocks and push through a number of stalled federal nominations.
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD), as <a href="https://punchbowl.news/article/house/gop-need-shutdown-plan/">reported</a> by Punchbowl News, kick-started the process on Monday that would allow for an unlimited number of federal nominations to be approved “en bloc” — simultaneously — so long as they were not judicial or cabinet-level positions.
The outlet’s Andrew Desiderio explained on Monday, “Thune will file a resolution tonight that’ll include dozens of bipartisan noms awaiting confirmation. He’ll file cloture tomorrow, setting up Thurs vote at 60-vote threshold which will fail, at which point R’s will vote to overrule the chair. Vote on the res next Monday &#8230; Once the resolution is passed, Thune will file cloture on the bloc of nominees, setting up the first vote for next Wednesday. That’ll be the first time R’s will use the new rules to confirm a huge batch of Trump nominees simultaneously.”
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">
Once the resolution is passed, Thune will file cloture on the bloc of nominees, setting up the first vote for next Wednesday. That’ll be the first time R’s will use the new rules to confirm a huge batch of Trump nominees simultaneously.
— Andrew Desiderio (@AndrewDesiderio) <a href="https://twitter.com/AndrewDesiderio/status/1965146114929414512?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 8, 2025</a></blockquote>
Desiderio then shared the list of 48 nominees named in Thune’s resolution — which included eleven War Department positions, five ambassadorships, and a host of other positions across multiple departments — and noted that all of them had already passed with bipartisan support in their respective committees.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">
Here are the 48 (!) nominees listed in Thune’s resolution. Includes Kimberly Guilfoyle, who was nominated for U.S. ambassador to Greece
All of these were approved w/ bipartisan support in committee <a href="https://t.co/pVu7XPwn1d">https://t.co/pVu7XPwn1d</a> <a href="https://t.co/tbN3oBiIVg">pic.twitter.com/tbN3oBiIVg</a>
— Andrew Desiderio (@AndrewDesiderio) <a href="https://twitter.com/AndrewDesiderio/status/1965205928271376659?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 9, 2025</a></blockquote>
Thune called out the Democrats for stonewalling President Donald Trump’s nominees from the Senate floor on Monday before filing the resolution, arguing that as former Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) had previously said, nominees should only be held up or blocked for “legitimate” purposes.
Noting that Democrats were supporting the nominees in committee and on the final votes, they were intentionally stalling the process by refusing to allow the nominees to be confirmed by voice vote or unanimous consent, as is traditionally done with civilian nominees.
WATCH:
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">
Democrats have destroyed Senate precedent, and we’re going to fix it.<a href="https://twitter.com/SenateGOP?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SenateGOP</a> will ensure that in the future, duly elected presidents are able to get their teams in places without unnecessary delay so that they can fulfill their responsibilities to the American people. <a href="https://t.co/wYw7l2XNjd">pic.twitter.com/wYw7l2XNjd</a>
— Leader John Thune (@LeaderJohnThune) <a href="https://twitter.com/LeaderJohnThune/status/1965140905100513469?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 8, 2025</a></blockquote>

<script async src="https://www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script>
<script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
<script async src="https://www.tiktok.com/embed.js"></script>

Senate Republicans Implement Plan To Push Through Federal Nominees As Shutdown Looms

President Donald Trump reacted on Monday to the brutal murder of Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska aboard the light rail train in Charlotte, North Carolina, in late August.
Surveillance video from the train captured almost everything as repeat offender DeCarlos Brown, Jr. stabbed the 23-year-old woman three times, at least once in the neck, and then got up and walked casually to the door — stopping only to remove his sweatshirt — as blood dripped to the floor of the train car.
Trump responded to the video that went viral over the weekend — despite a lack of coverage from legacy media — in a post shared first to his Truth Social platform.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">
🚨 Statement from <a href="https://twitter.com/POTUS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@POTUS</a>: <a href="https://t.co/6ZsykAaPMW">pic.twitter.com/6ZsykAaPMW</a>
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) <a href="https://twitter.com/RapidResponse47/status/1965146715679543347?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 8, 2025</a></blockquote>
&#8220;I have seen the horrific video of a beautiful, young Ukrainian refugee, who came to America to escape the vicious War in Ukraine, and was innocently riding the Metro in Charlotte, North Carolina, where she was brutally ambushed by a mentally deranged lunatic,&#8221; Trump posted.
He went on to note that Brown, who had been in and out of jail a number of times, had faced some 14 court cases in Mecklenburg County alone — and argued that he never should have been allowed back out on the streets.
&#8220;The perpetrator was a well known career criminal, who had been previously arrested and released on CASHLESS BAIL in January, a total of 14 TIMES. What the hell was he doing riding the train, and walking the streets? Criminals like this need to be LOCKED UP,&#8221; he wrote. &#8220;The blood of this innocent woman can literally be seen dripping from the killer’s knife, and now her blood is on the hands of the Democrats who refuse to put bad people in jail, including Former Disgraced Governor and &#8216;Wannabe Senator&#8217; Roy Cooper.&#8221;
&#8220;North Carolina, and every State, needs LAW AND ORDER, and only Republicans will deliver it! Additionally, where is the outrage from the Mainstream Media on this horrible tragedy?&#8221; Trump concluded with an endorsement for former Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Whatley in his Senate bid. &#8220;VOTE FOR MICHAEL WHATLEY FOR UNITED STATES SENATE, HE WON’T LET THIS HAPPEN AGAIN!&#8221;
<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/charlotte-mayor-uses-brutal-train-murder-to-lecture-about-mental-health-resources" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Charlotte Mayor Vi Lyles</a> released a statement as well, taking nearly the opposite tone. After briefly offering her condolences to the victim&#8217;s family, she issued a lengthy statement calling for more mental health resources and cautioning the public to not villainize those who had mental health struggles.

<script async src="https://www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script>
<script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
<script async src="https://www.tiktok.com/embed.js"></script>

‘Where Is The Outrage?’: Trump Rails Against Media, Dem Crime Policies After Brutal Train Murder

News

Crime

Decarlos Brown Jr.

Donald Trump

Executive

Iryna Zarutska

Murder

Politics

Violent Crime

A beautiful young woman escaped the war in Ukraine in 2022, only to be brutally murdered on public transportation in downtown Charlotte, North Carolina. Her killing was captured on security footage that has since been shared widely across the internet. It’s absolutely sickening.


Hour 1

The Comments Section with Reagan Conrad

She Fled a War Zone Only to Be Murdered Here [Member Exclusive]

A beautiful young woman escaped the war in Ukraine in 2022, only to be brutally murdered on public transportation in downtown Charlotte, North Carolina. Her killing was captured on security footage that has since been shared widely across the internet. It’s absolutely sickening.

She Fled a War Zone Only to Be Murdered Here

Israel takes out Hamas leaders holed up in Qatar, Nepal’s prime minister steps down amid violent riots, and the Trump administration looks into whether race was a factor in the Charlotte stabbing. Get the facts first with Evening Wire.

- - -

Wake up with new Morning Wire merch: https://bit.ly/4lIubt3

Morning Wire

Evening Wire: Hamas Leaders Targeted & South Korea Sends Plane | 9.9.25

The Daily Wire crew heads to the gun range with the American Suppressor Association to get the real story on so-called silencers, and get some hands-on training with them.

Daily Wire News

DW Range Day: Busting Gun Myths On Suppressors

Today on the Matt Walsh Show, the media have finally taken notice of the brutal killing of a white woman by a black man in Charlotte. But to them, the real outrage is that conservatives are upset about it. Also, there's a growing movement to abolish property taxes. And yet a shocking number of tax paying Americans seem to be opposed to the idea. And Rand Paul cites the book "To Kill A Mockingbird" in an effort to explain why we shouldn’t blow up drug cartel boats. There are a bunch of reasons why that argument isn’t compelling, starting with the fact that the book, despite being force-fed to every American child for decades, isn't very good.

The Matt Walsh Show

Ep. 1654 - The Media Is Outraged That You’re Outraged By The Murder Of An Innocent White Woman

Today on the Matt Walsh Show, the media have finally taken notice of the brutal killing of a white woman by a black man in Charlotte. But to them, the real outrage is that conservatives are upset about it. Also, there's a growing movement to abolish property taxes. And yet a shocking number of tax paying Americans seem to be opposed to the idea. And Rand Paul cites the book "To Kill A Mockingbird" in an effort to explain why we shouldn’t blow up drug cartel boats. There are a bunch of reasons why that argument isn’t compelling, starting with the fact that the book, despite being force-fed to every American child for decades, isn't very good. 

Menu

— News —

Watch President Trump’s Full Oval Office Address On Brutal Train Murder

Create a free account to join the conversation!