Duffy: Rise in public transit violence an 'epidemic'

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Monday that the deadly stabbing of a Ukrainian woman on a Charlotte, N.C., light-rail train last month illustrates the "epidemic of violence and homelessness" in the nation's public transit systems.

"The problem is a lot of people, unlike the rich liberals, they can't ride Uber, they don't have a vehicle, they have to take public transportation, and public transportation has become an epidemic of violence and homelessness across the country," Duffy told Fox News's Sean Hannity in an interview.

"What frustrates me is liberals want you to ride public transportation, they........

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