Rep. David Trone, D-Md., arrives at the U.S. Capitol Jan. 18, 2024, before the House voted to keep the government funded into March. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc)
Trone recently uttered a racial slur while speaking on tax policy during a House Budget Committee hearing in March, later admitting to the remark, but saying he intended to use a different term.
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"So this Republican jigaboo that — it’s the tax rate that’s stopping business investment, it’s just completely faulty by people who have never run a business," Trone said during the hearing. "They’ve never been there. They don’t have a clue what they’re talking about."
Trone apologized for the comment, telling Fox News Digital, "I recognize that, as a White man, I have privilege. And as an elected official, I have a responsibility for the words I use — especially in the heat of the moment. Regardless of what I meant to say, I shouldn’t have used that language."
Gov. Larry Hogan is leading the GOP Senate primary in Maryland. (Fox News Digital)
"Following Gov. Hogan's bus tour directly reaching voters in every region of the state, we are excited to host a grassroots family BBQ with hundreds of supporters with tickets starting at $50 and kids under 12 for free," Blake Kernan, press secretary for Hogan's Senate campaign, told Fox in a statement.
"Gov. Hogan will continue to meet Marylanders where they are and may be outspent, but not be outworked in this campaign."
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While Trone leads the Democratic primary race, he is likely to face Republican candidate Hogan on the general election ballot. Hogan, according to a recent Washington Post/University of Maryland poll released in March, is leading the race against Trone by double digits.
Fox News' Brandon Gillespie contributed to this report.
Aubrie Spady is a Production Assistant for Fox News Digital.
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