Transportation Secretary Duffy Floats PULLING Federal Funding from Charlotte After Murder of Iryna Zarutska

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy just floated a brilliant idea to hold Charlotte, NC responsible for their handling of the brutal train murder of Iryna Zarutska.

You know, the one that the Charlotte Mayor tried to brush under the rug by criticizing people who share the video of the violent incident in her city?

Or, that the Charlotte City Council thought was less important than celebrating the birthday of one of their Councilmembers?

Yes, really.

If you missed that story, here’s the full scoop:

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In response to all this ridiculousness, Secretary Duffy told Fox News that he may revoke federal funding to the Charlotte transit system.

Watch what he had to say here:

.@SecDuffy on Charlotte: "Maybe it's appropriate that we start pulling some of that [federal transit] money back — because I don't think the American taxpayer wants to pay for the homelessness and criminal elements that harm little 23-year-old girls." pic.twitter.com/uWVWL0jmBX

— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) September 9, 2025

Secretary Duffy is totally on-point.

Why should our hard-earned tax dollars go to cities like Charlotte, where obviously, they are not being spent wisely and where the leadership couldn't care less about the safety of their citizens?

Duffy doubled down in a post on X, announcing that the Department of Transportation will be investigating Charlotte.

Read his full statement here:

I stand firm with President Trump’s message of zero tolerance for criminality, especially on our federal DOT funded public transportation.

If mayors can’t keep their trains and buses safe, they don’t deserve the
taxpayers’ money.@USDOT will be investigating Charlotte over… https://t.co/S5xmooTlF5

— Secretary Sean Duffy (@SecDuffy) September 9, 2025

I stand firm with President Trump’s message of zero tolerance for criminality, especially on our federal DOT funded public transportation.

If mayors can’t keep their trains and buses safe, they don’t deserve the
taxpayers’ money.

@USDOT
will be investigating Charlotte over its failure to protect Iryna Zarutska. And we will also be looking at other crime ridden cities across the country.

I was moved by a Charlotte resident who said today: “I don’t feel safe on public transportation. But, I have to work.”

No American should be put in that position and the Trump administration will do everything in its power to change that.

What are your thoughts?

Do you think Secretary Duffy should pull federal funding from Charlotte, NC?