Former Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper of North Carolina blamed the horrific stabbing of a 23-year-old Ukrainian refugee on the lack of funding for law enforcement, even though the alleged perpetrator has over a dozen prior arrests.Cooper, who is now running to replace retiring Republican Sen. Thom Tillis, finally acknowledged the brutal death of Iryna Zarutska over three weeks after she was victimized on August 22. But rather than addressing the lawlessness that led to Zarutska's death, Cooper said "cynical DC insiders" are using the tragedy to score political points. 'They will not take responsibility for their misguided reforms that let psychotic murderers run wild.'"The murder of Iryna Zarutska is a horrible tragedy and we must do everything we can to keep people safe," Cooper said in a post on X. "Only a cynical DC insider would think it's acceptable to use her death for political points, especially one who supported cutting funding to law enforcement in NC." The alleged murderer, 34-year-old Decarlos Brown, notably had been arrested 14 times for various offenses prior to the stabbing and was convicted of armed robbery and felony larceny among other crimes.RELATED: Mainstream media turns a blind eye to vicious stabbing of young Ukrainian woman Photo by SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty ImagesImmediately after accusing Republicans of using Zarutska's death to advance their political agenda, Cooper took the opportunity to fire shots at his Republican challenger, Michael Whatley. "I've been Attorney General and Governor, dedicating my career to putting violent criminals behind bars and keeping them there," Cooper said in a subsequent post on X. "It’s time Michael Whatley and the GOP get serious in Washington about funding our law enforcement, and that’s what I’ll do as Senator."RELATED: Jasmine Crockett's jaw-dropping defense of criminals: 'They literally are trying to survive' Hannah Beier/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesCooper's response to the tragedy was promptly met with outrage on the right, who pointed the finger at his leadership instead. "Roy Cooper is blaming a supposed lack of police funding on the death of Iryna Zarutska's murder when her killer was arrested 14 times, yet was still roaming the streets," Fox contributor CJ Pearson said in a post on X. "The police did their job. You did not.""Both Roy Cooper and Josh Stein are implicitly blaming Iryna Zarutska’s death on a lack of police funding — when police arrested the perp 14 times," Will Chamberlain, senior counsel of Article III Project, said in a post on X. "They will not take responsibility for their misguided reforms that let psychotic murderers run wild.""Their careers need to end."Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

Former talk-show host Tucker Carlson and businessman Mark Cuban had an uncomfortable exchange over the topic of the Russia-Ukraine war earlier this week.The two stars appeared at the All-In Summit on Monday, hosted by the "All-In" podcast, a business and technology show hosted by entrepreneurs Chamath Palihapitiya, Jason Calacanis, David Sacks, and David Friedberg.'Forcing other people to help is not charity. It's vanity.'Cuban appeared first, with the panel jumping into the topic of fixing America's health care. This led Cuban to bring up his latest venture, a pharmaceutical website that sells drugs at cost, with the URL getting at least eight mentions in about 15 minutes.When Carlson appeared on stage, he immediately mocked the consistent plugs.When asked how to identify the line between "democracy" and "pandering," Carlson offered a hilarious answer. "Where is the line? I mean, I can identify it: It's at costplusdrugs.com," Carlson said, poking fun at Cuban's business.Less than 10 minutes passed before Sacks, the White House AI and crypto czar under President Trump, asked Cuban about "whether we should be sending money to Ukraine or not." "Were you in favor of that?" Sacks inquired. "Honestly, I don't have a good answer," Cuban replied. "I can make an argument both ways, and half my family is Ukrainian, from my grandparents. Personally, I think we should help, but I don't have a studied answer for you."This led to the most contentious part of the show, with Carlson cornering Cuban on his position.RELATED: Mark Cuban says Americans 'aren't ready' for transgender athletes yet: 'You can't just force it down people's throats' "How much money have you sent to Ukraine?" the former Fox News host asked the billionaire."None," Cuban revealed.This did not stop Carlson's questions."Oh, so what do you mean by 'we'?" Carlson continued. Cuban was silent, responding only with a shoulder shrug."You're the one whose family's from Ukraine. Like, why don't you send them a billion dollars?" Carlson piled on."Because I'm trying to fix health care," Cuban retorted.Tucker, not standing down, then asked, "Why don't you fix their health care if you're, like, so deep? If you think we need to help, why don't you start? How about you first? I noticed that's never even an option for anybody."The crowd erupted in applause in support of Carlson's rhetoric."It's like, 'We need to help!'" the podcaster added. "That's not what charity is. Forcing other people to help is not charity. It's vanity."Calacanis then jumped in and saved Cuban with comments about the war and joked that President Trump was going to turn a profit from all the chaos in Eastern Europe.RELATED: How Tucker Carlson vs. Ted Cruz exposed a critical biblical question on Israel Much of Carlson's commentary on the panel was focused on population replacement in Western countries and the unaffordability of homes, which is stagnating population growth.Other highlights included Carlson being asked if he is anti-Semitic, if Jeffrey Epstein was a spy, and if Russian President Vladimir Putin is a war criminal.Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

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