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 group during a House hearing, is officially nan largest self-funded campaigner of a Senate superior race successful U.S. history.

Trone contributed $18.5 cardinal of his ain money to his Maryland Senate campaign, Fox News confirmed. And he brought successful a full of complete $40 million, according to filings pinch nan 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 clear that he’s prepared to do immoderate it takes to hit Larry Hogan successful November and protect nan Democratic Senate majority," nan Trone run said successful a statement. "With nationalist Republicans and right-wing donors flooding Maryland pinch contributions to Hogan, location has ne'er been a much important clip to return nan conflict straight to Mitch McConnell, Larry Hogan and Donald Trump. David Trone is nan champion campaigner to do that."

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

Trone precocious uttered a group slur while speaking connected taxation argumentation during a House Budget Committee proceeding successful March, later admitting to nan remark, but saying he intended to usage a different term.

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

Trone apologized for nan 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 nan words I usage — particularly successful nan power of nan 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 nan 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 force successful the Maryland race.

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

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

"Following Gov. Hogan's autobus circuit straight reaching voters successful each region of nan state, we are excited to big a grassroots family BBQ pinch 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 will proceed to meet Marylanders wherever they are and whitethorn beryllium outspent, but not beryllium outworked successful this campaign."

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

Fox News' Brandon Gillespie contributed to this report.