By Joseph Ax

(Reuters) -Donald Trump on Monday condemned the fatal stabbing of a Ukrainian woman aboard a North Carolina train, as the U.S. president and his allies sought to use the murder to justify plans to expand his crime crackdown in Democratic-led cities.

The killing, which took place on August 22, gained national attention over the weekend after authorities released surveillance video of the gruesome slaying. The clip shows a man with a pocketknife attacking 23-year-old Iryna Zarutska without warning while they were riding a Charlotte Area Transit System light rail train.

In remarks at the Museum of the Bible in Washington, D.C., Trump drew a connection between the slaying and his threats to deploy federal agents and National Guard troops to Chicago and other Democratic-run citi

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