In a recent episode of the Dinesh D’Souza Podcast, conservative commentator Dinesh D’Souza addressed both global and domestic crises, warning that violence, media bias and systemic failures are quietly reshaping society.
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One of the topics D’Souza highlighted was the brutal murder of 23-year-old Iryna Zarutska, a young woman originally from Ukraine, who was murdered while riding a light rail in Charlotte, North Carolina. “In a normal society, she can read a newspaper, read a book, look at her phone… she doesn’t have to have situational awareness,” D’Souza said. “And yet, what happens to her? She is…brutally murdered.”
D’Souza criticized the mainstream media for largely ignoring the crime, pointing to racial dynamics as a factor. He noted that outlets such as The New York Times, CNN and The Washington Post had yet to cover the story, calling the silence “a sick ring of racial repression… a kind of cover-up.”
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt also discussed the situation, calling out the mainstream media and Democratic agendas for shying away from this story.
“”This is madness. This monster should have been locked up, and Iryna should still be alive, but Democrat politicians, liberal judges, and weak prosecutors would rather virtue signal than lock up criminals and protect their communities,” Leavitt said, according to Fox News. “…many outlets in this room decided that her murder was not worth reporting on originally because it does not fit a preferred narrative.”
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D’Souza also argued that this incident exposes systemic flaws within the judicial system and the broader liberal approach to crime. “This is a monster that has been created by the Democrats, by liberalism, by a certain attitude of crime that says, ‘We have him in here, let him back out… we’ll get him back in, we’ll get him back out,’” D’Souza said. He suggested that the public’s delayed awareness could make this story a “transforming incident” that finally opens eyes to societal decay and media bias.
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The tragic murder of Iryna Zarutska exposes a society at a tipping point, where systemic failures, media silence, and soft-on-crime policies leave communities unprotected. This horrific act is more than a single story—it is a wake-up call, shining a light on the moral and cultural decay that has quietly taken hold. If there is any hope for change, it begins with confronting these harsh realities head-on, demanding accountability, and standing for justice in a world too often willing to look the other way.
Abby Trivett is a writer and editor for Charisma Media and has a passion for sharing the gospel through the written word. She holds two degrees from Regent University, a B.A. in Communication with a concentration in Journalism and a Master of Arts in Journalism. She is the author of the upcoming book, The Power of Suddenly: Discover How God Can Change Everything in a Moment.
