Blue state Dem in hot water for racial slur sets new record in Senate primary

Rep. David Trone, D-Md., who was precocious blasted for utilizing a disparaging word for Black radical during a House hearing, is officially the largest self-funded campaigner of a Senate superior race successful U.S. history.

Trone contributed $18.5 cardinal of his ain wealth to his Maryland Senate campaign, Fox News confirmed. And helium brought successful a full of implicit $40 million, according to filings with the Federal Election Commission (FEC). No campaigner moving successful a Senate superior has contributed this magnitude successful recorded Senate superior history.

"David Trone has been crystal wide that he’s prepared to bash immoderate it takes to bushed Larry Hogan successful November and support the Democratic Senate majority," the Trone run said successful a statement. "With nationalist Republicans and right-wing donors flooding Maryland with contributions to Hogan, determination has ne'er been a much important clip to instrumentality the combat straight to Mitch McConnell, Larry Hogan and Donald Trump. David Trone is the champion campaigner to bash that."

Rep. David Trone, D-Md., arrives astatine the U.S. Capitol Jan. 18, 2024, earlier the House voted to support the authorities funded into March. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc)

Trone precocious uttered a radical slur portion speaking connected taxation argumentation during a House Budget Committee proceeding successful March, aboriginal admitting to the remark, but saying helium intended to usage a antithetic term.

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"So this Republican jigaboo that — it’s the taxation complaint that’s stopping concern investment, it’s conscionable wholly faulty by radical who person ne'er tally a business," Trone said during the hearing. "They’ve ne'er been there. They don’t person a hint what they’re talking about."

Trone apologized for the comment, telling Fox News Digital, "I admit that, arsenic a White man, I person privilege. And arsenic an elected official, I person a work for the words I usage — particularly successful the vigor of the moment. Regardless of what I meant to say, I shouldn’t person utilized that language."

Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan, left, and Rep. David Trone, D-Md. (Getty Images)

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Following the arguable comment, Reps., Barbara Lee, D-Calif.; Yvette Clarke, D-N.Y.; Gregory Meeks, D-N.Y.; Joyce Beatty, D-Ohio; and Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, announced they would beryllium endorsing Trone's Democratic superior hostile successful the Maryland race.

A spokesperson for Gov. Larry Hogan, R-Md., the campaigner starring the Maryland GOP Senate primary, told Fox News Digital "Hogan volition proceed to conscionable Marylanders wherever they are and whitethorn beryllium outspent, but not beryllium outworked successful this campaign."

Gov. Larry Hogan is starring the GOP Senate superior successful Maryland. (Fox News Digital)

"Following Gov. Hogan's autobus circuit straight reaching voters successful each portion of the state, we are excited to big a grassroots household BBQ with hundreds of supporters with tickets starting astatine $50 and kids nether 12 for free," Blake Kernan, property caput for Hogan's Senate campaign, told Fox successful a statement. 

"Gov. Hogan volition proceed to conscionable Marylanders wherever they are and whitethorn beryllium outspent, but not beryllium outworked successful this campaign."

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While Trone leads the Democratic superior race, helium is apt to look Republican campaigner Hogan connected the wide predetermination ballot. Hogan, according to a caller Washington Post/University of Maryland canvass released successful March, is starring the contention against Trone by treble digits.

Fox News' Brandon Gillespie contributed to this report.