Trump spotlights victims of repeat offenders and illegal aliens in emotional SOTU

President Donald Trump mentioned respective victims of transgression during his State of the Union code connected Tuesday night, vowing "justice" for victims.

During his address, helium mentioned Iryna Zarutska, Lizbeth Medina, Dalilah Coleman and the 2 National Guard members who were changeable successful Washington, D.C. Several household members of the victims were seen successful the assemblage arsenic Trump spoke to them during his speech.

Here are the victims of transgression mentioned by President Trump:

- Iryna Zarutska:

Iryna Zarutska, 23, was stabbed to decease portion riding a airy obstruction bid successful Charlotte, North Carolina connected Aug. 22, 2025. She was allegedly stabbed by Decarlos Brown Jr., 34, who faces charges successful authorities and national court.

During Tuesday's State of the Union, Trump said his medication volition "ensure justice" for Zarutska, with her parent contiguous astatine the yearly address.

Anna Zarutska, the parent of Iryna Zarutska, is recognized by President Donald Trump during the State of the Union code successful the House enclosure of the U.S. Capitol successful Washington, D.C., connected Feb. 24. (Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images)

Iryna Zarutska cowers arsenic her attacker towers implicit her. (NewsNation via Charlotte Area Transit System)

"We are honored to beryllium joined contiguous by a pistillate who's been done hell, Anna Zarutska. In 2022, she and her beauteous girl –  so beautiful, what a beauteous young pistillate – fled war-torn Ukraine to unrecorded with relatives adjacent Charlotte, North Carolina. And by the way, what's going connected with Charlotte? Last summer, 23-year-old Iryna was riding location connected the bid erstwhile a deranged monster who had been arrested implicit a twelve times and was released done nary currency bail, stood up and viciously slashed a weapon done her cervix and body. No 1 volition ever hide determination were radical connected that train. No 1 volition ever hide the look of panic connected Iryna's look arsenic she looked up astatine her attacker successful the past seconds of her life. She died instantly. She had escaped a brutal war, lone to beryllium slain by a hardened transgression acceptable escaped to termination successful America."

He added: "Mrs. Zarutska, tonight, I committedness you, we volition guarantee justness for your magnificent daughter, Iryna."

- Charlie Kirk

Charlie Kirk speaks earlier helium was assassinated during Turning Point's sojourn to Utah Valley University successful Orem, Utah connected September 10, 2025. (Tess Crowley/The Deseret News via AP)

President Donald Trump invited Charlie Kirk's wife, Erika to Tuesday's State of the Union. Turning Point USA Founder Charlie Kirk was assassinated connected September 10, 2025, astatine Utah Valley University.

Tyler Robinson was charged with aggravated murder, felony usage of a firearm and witnesser tampering successful narration to the shooting.

Erika Kirk, the widow of governmental media property Charlie Kirk, is recognized by President Donald Trump during the State of the Union code successful the House Chamber of the U.S. Capitol connected Tuesday, February 24, 2026. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

"Charlie was violently murdered by an assassin, and martyred, truly martyred for his beliefs. His fantastic wife, Erika, is with america tonight. Erika, delight stand. Thank you," Trump said.

- Lizbeth Medina:

Lizbeth "Liz" Medina was recovered by her parent stabbed to decease successful a bathtub successful their apartment.

Lizbeth Medina was lone 16-years-old erstwhile she was recovered stabbed to decease successful her apartment's bathtub successful December 2023. Medina's killer, Rafael Romero was successful the U.S. illegally and pleaded blameworthy to murder, aggravated robbery and burglary. He was sentenced to 2 beingness sentences.

"In 2023, a 16 twelvemonth aged precocious schoolhouse cheerleader named Lizbeth Medina was expected to execute successful her town's Christmas parade, but she ne'er arrived. Her mother, Jacqueline, went location to look for her, and she recovered her lying dormant successful a bathtub, bleeding profusely aft being stabbed 25 times. Lizbeth's slayer was a antecedently arrested amerciable alien who had breached successful and brutally, conscionable brutally extinguished the brightest airy successful her family's life. Violently and viciously. Her heartbroken parent is successful the assemblage to punctual everyone successful this enclosure precisely wherefore we are deporting amerciable alien criminals, our state astatine grounds numbers, and we're getting them the hellhole retired of present fast. We don't privation them," Trump said.

- Dalilah Coleman:

Marcus Coleman holds his girl Dalilah Coleman arsenic President Donald Trump delivers his State of the Union code during a Joint Session of Congress astatine the U.S. Capitol connected Feb. 24, 2026, successful Washington, D.C.  ( Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Dalilah Coleman was conscionable 5 years aged erstwhile an amerciable migrant from India allegedly struck the car she was successful connected a road successful San Bernardino County, California successful June 2024. The idiosyncratic driving the 18-wheeler was identified arsenic Partap Singh, who was charged with 3 counts of vehicular homicide and immigration-related charges.

"Dalilah Coleman was lone 5 years aged successful June 2024, erstwhile an 18-wheel tractor trailer plowed into her stopped car, traveling astatine 60 miles an hr oregon more. The operator was an amerciable alien, fto successful by Joe Biden and fixed a commercialized driver's licence by unfastened borders, politicians. And California doctors said Dalilah would ne'er beryllium capable to locomotion oregon talk. Have a bully life. She wouldn't adjacent beryllium capable to devour again. But against each odds, she is present successful the archetypal grade, learning to walk. And she's present this evening with her dad, Marcus, a fantastic man. Dalilah, please. You are a large inspiration. Please basal up," Trump said.

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- National Guard work members changeable successful Washington, D.C.:

President Trump honored National Guard subordinate Sarah Beckstrom, 20, of West Virginia, that was killed successful a shooting successful Washington, D.C. (District of Columbia National Guard via X)

"In November 2025, 20-year-old Sarah Beckstrom and 24-year-old Andrew Wolfe were changeable successful Washington, D.C. portion they were connected patrol. Beckstrom died 1 time aft she was shot, portion Wolfe survived and is making a recovery. 29-year-old Rahmanullah Lakanwal was charged with first-degree execution portion equipped (premeditated), battle with intent to termination portion armed, proscription of a firearm and ammunition successful interstate commerce with the intent to perpetrate a felony and 4 counts of possession of a firearm during transgression of unit oregon unsafe offense," Trump said.

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National Guardsman Andrew Wolfe who was wounded successful a shooting incidental successful Washington, D.C., connected the evening of November 26, 2025.  (Provided by Department of Justice)

"One of the brave work members who helped execute this stunning turnaround was 20-year-old West Virginia Army National Guard specializer Sarah Beckstrom. After a four-month deployment, she voluntarily extended her work and her fertile was going to beryllium lifted. She was doing truthful well. They were truthful arrogant of her. But the precise adjacent day, she was connected patrol adjacent the White House erstwhile she was ambushed and changeable successful the caput by a violent monster from Afghanistan. Shouldn't person been successful our country," Trump said.

"And each due to the fact that she wore the azygous of our nation. She was shot. He traveled present due to the fact that helium didn't similar radical wearing our uniform. He was sick and deranged. Shouldn't person been successful our country. Sarah Beckstrom died successful bid to support our Capitol. And we are honored to beryllium joined by her fantastic parents, Gary and Emily. Your girl was a existent American patriot, and she volition beryllium greatly missed. She was a large person. I saw reports connected her. They've ne'er seen thing similar it. So sorry. Thank you precise much. A large young lady. I saw reports that were like, perfect. She was perfect. Serving alongside Sarah that time was Staff Sergeant Andrew Wolfe. The terrorists changeable Andrew successful the head, and nary 1 thought helium could perchance marque it. The 2 of them, Sarah and Andrew, some changeable violently successful the head. Neither was expected to marque it. They weren't adjacent fixed a chance," helium added.

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