White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt called out the mainstream media for turning a blind eye to the tragic death of Iryna Zarutska, a Ukrainian refugee who was fatally stabbed, allegedly by a repeat offender.
Zarutska’s life was cut short after 34-year-old Decarlos Brown allegedly stabbed the 23-year-old Ukrainian refugee on a train in North Carolina on August 22. Brown was later identified by local law enforcement and has since been charged with first-degree murder.
‘Many journalists in this room spilled plenty of ink trying to smear Daniel Penny … but none of those same reporters lift a finger to write stories about an actual murderer.’
This vicious stabbing was far from Brown’s first alleged offense, having previously been arrested for over a dozen other crimes, including convictions for armed robbery and felony larceny.
“This is pure evil on full display,” Leavitt said during Tuesday’s press briefing. “The most enraging and unacceptable part of this story is that her death was entirely preventable. Decarlos Brown never should have been on that train that night.”
Press sec on the brutal murder of Iryna Zarutska: “Tragically, a public transportation system in a major American city was more dangerous than the active war zone that she left. Her death was entirely preventable.” pic.twitter.com/pqPaB3k9Ap— TheBlaze (@theblaze) September 9, 2025
In the aftermath of the vicious attack, most outlets “shamefully and intentionally failed to report” on the tragedy, which Leavitt argued was because Zarutska’s death was politically inconvenient for the largely liberal media.
“Perhaps most shamefully of all, the majority of the media, many outlets in this room, decided that her murder was not worth reporting on originally because it does not fit a preferred narrative,” Leavitt said.
“Many journalists in this room spilled plenty of ink trying to smear Daniel Penny for defending a subway car from New York City, but none of those same reporters lift a finger to write stories about an actual murderer,” Leavitt added.
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