The Democratic front-runner in what could be one of the most-watched Senate races of the year uttered a racial slur during Thursday’s House Budget Committee hearing, which he said was unintentional. The person himself claims.
Rep. David Tron, D-Maryland, spoke during a hearing on tax policy with Shalanda Young, the director of the Office of Budget and Management, who was testifying at the hearing and dropped a derogatory term against black people.
“So the Republican jigaboos about tax rates stopping business investment are completely the fault of people who have never run a business,” he said. “They’ve never been there. They have no idea what they’re talking about.”
Rep. David Trone (D-Md.) arrives at the Capitol on Thursday, Jan. 18, 2024, before the House of Representatives votes to continue funding the government through March. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc, via Getty Images)
Reached for comment, Trone admitted to Fox News Digital that he had used the term, but that he had been trying to use a different word and had misspoken it.
“Today, when I tried to use the word ‘bugaboo’ at the public hearing, I used an offensive expression. This word has a long, dark and frightening history and should never be used anywhere, at any time, in any conversation. “Hmm,” Tron said.
“I recognize my privilege as a white person, and as an elected official, I am especially responsible for the words I use, especially in the moment. No matter what I mean to say. “I shouldn’t have said that either,” he added.
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