Karoline Leavitt Kicks Off Briefing By Accusing the Media For ‘Shamefully And Intentionally’ Failing to Report Charlotte Train Murder

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt kicked off Tuesday’s briefing by slamming the media for a supposed lack of coverage of the North Carolina train killing.

The attack occurred on August 22. Surveillance footage from inside the train showed 34-year-old Decarlos Brown Jr. suddenly stabbing an unsuspecting woman as she was in her seat. The woman, 23-year-old Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska, was killed in the attack.

Although the killing happened over two weeks ago, it only recently became the topic of national discussion. Leavitt blamed the media for that when she said:

Today I would like to address the tragedy that has not received nearly enough media attention — the brutal murder of Iryna Zarutska. Here are the facts that many outlets have shamefully and intentionally failed to report until President Trump drew attention to it: on August 22, Zarutska was stabbed to death on the rail system in Charlotte, North Carolina by a savage career criminal. This is a public transportation system that many in the area use every single day to go to school and work.

Iryna was on the train that night, traveling home from her job at a pizzeria, still in uniform from her shift. This beautiful, innocent 23-year-old young woman was a Ukrainian refugee who had recently fled her country for a chance at a safer life and a promising new beginning here in the United States of America; but tragically, a public transportation system in a major American city was more dangerous than the active war zone that she left.

The president and the entire White House are praying for her family and friends during this unimaginably difficult time; but while we extend our thoughts and prayers, we must also seek justice for this crime and call attention to this heinous incident.

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