Last night, the Gateway Pundit reported that the mayor of Providence, Rhode Island was caving to left wing activists in the city who wanted him to stop the creation of a mural honoring murder victim Iryna Zarutska, the legal immigrant from Ukraine who was killed by a repeat offender.
Now we have a clip of Rhode Island Democrat Rep. David Morales who said on camera that the mural doesn’t reflect the values of the people of the city.
Who exactly does reflect their values? Zarutska’s killer? This is just stunning.
FOX News reported:
Dem lawmaker sparks online firestorm after saying Iryna Zarutska mural doesn’t align with city’s values
A Rhode Island Democratic state representative is facing blowback on social media after claiming that a mural of Iryna Zarutska, the Ukrainian woman whose brutal murder while riding a North Carolina train sparked national outrage, doesn’t reflect the “values” of the city of Providence.
“Ultimately, we want to make sure that every community member who calls Providence home feels safe,” Rep. David Morales told local media about a mural of Zarutska facing calls to be removed from the exterior of an LGBTQ+ club in downtown Providence.
“We can both agree that this mural behind us does not reflect Providence’s values nor does it reflect the creativity that we would want to see in our city.”
The lawmaker’s comments immediately sparked negative reactions from conservatives on social media after they were posted by the conservative influencer account End Wokeness in a post that has been viewed over 1 million times.
“What are his values?” Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, who is reportedly involved in the mural project, posted on X.
“He cites people wanting to be ‘safe’ as a reason to destroy a mural on a private building meant to honor a murdered woman,” Red State writer Bonchie posted on X. “You can’t imagine how crazy Democrats are in these blue bastions. You think what you see on MSNBC is nuts? It’s even worse in their bubble cities.”
Here’s the video:
Rep. David Morales (D-RI) says the mural for Iryna Zarutska “does not reflect our values” pic.twitter.com/KL6lrDjl0I
— End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) March 31, 2026
As a perfect ending to this story, here’s a 2020 video of people in Providence painting George Floyd and BLM murals in the city.
Murals paying tribute to #GeorgeFloyd and supporting the #BlackLivesMatter movement are popping up throughout Providence.
Today at @skylineprov1, a few artists painted murals on plywood used to cover up damage done at the riot in the city Monday night. @wpri12 pic.twitter.com/f43vKhpQXM
— Anita Baffoni (@AnitaBaffoni) June 5, 2020
Isn’t that just what you would expect?
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