A CNN analyst finally acknowledged the viral, fatal stabbing of 23-year-old Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska. But instead of holding legacy outlets accountable for ignoring the story, media analyst Brian Stelter chose to criticize those who did acknowledge it—dismissing their outrage as "baldly racist."
Stelter argued that Zarutska’s murder has become a "political symbol" for "MAGA media," claiming they are highlighting the case only because the suspect is black.
"Most murders in the U.S. never become national news," Stelter began Monday during a CNN segment. "This one's got our attention for a couple of reasons. Number one, first and foremost, the recent release of that gruesome video. Second, the energy from pro-Trump activists. They picked up on this video from local news and ran with it."
"I have to say, some of the replies to Musk, some of the comments around this story are baldly racist, stoking fear of African Americans because this man attacked a White woman," Stelter told CNN's Brianna Keilar. "The open racism on sites like X today, it's eye-popping. But there are also legitimate questions about this so-called career criminal, someone who had been a repeat offender. And those questions, I hope they're not lost amid all of the cesspool kind of comments on social media."
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