Justice for victims and fight against repeat offenders

(The Center Square) – Stopping the release of repeat criminal offenders, such as happened in North Carolina followed by a brutal stabbing on a public rail transit, is being sought by the president. Second-term Republican President Donald Trump, in a 108-minute State of the Union boycotted by 15 senators and 70 members of the House of Representatives, welcomed the mother of Iryna Zarutska as a guest. He called attention to their escape from war-torn Ukraine, the policies of cities he says are led “by pro-crime Democrat politicians” and vowed to fight for justice and tougher legislation. “Last summer, 23-year-old Iryna was riding home on the train when a deranged monster, who had been arrested over a dozen times and was released through no cash bail, stood up and viciously slashed a knife through her neck and body,” Trump said, acknowledging her mother Anya as his guest in the gallery. “No one will ever forget – there were people on that train, no one will ever forget the expression of t