‘Republicans Pounce’ on Charlotte Stabbing
11th September 2025
From the Associated Press (AP): Charlotte leaders criticized over killing of Ukrainian woman as Trump, MAGA target another Dem city.
From the New York Times: A Gruesome Murder in North Carolina Ignites a Firestorm on the Right.
From BBC News: Fatal stabbing of Ukrainian refugee in North Carolina ignites crime debate.
From The Hill: Duffy: Rise in public transit violence an ‘epidemic’
From Axios: Stabbing video fuels MAGA’s crime message.
I’ve mentioned a couple of times the horrific stabbing of that 23-year-old Ukrainian refugee on a Charlotte NC light rail train last month. Until clear video emerged of the event, the murder remained a local news story.
But since then, left-leaning media first tried to ignore the story, then frame it under “Republicans pounce,” “crime statistics are dropping,” “the mental health crisis,” and other distracting narratives.