Maryland Democrat Senate frontrunner Rep. David Trone has apologized for using a racial slur during a House meeting, claiming he simply misspoke. Trone, a member of Congress since 2019, was talking about tax policies with Office of Budget and Management Director Shalanda Young — a black woman — when he uttered the word: “jigaboo.”
Maryland Democrat Senate frontrunner Rep. David Trone has apologized for using a racial slur during a House meeting, claiming he simply misspoke. Trone, a member of Congress since 2019, was talking about tax policies with Office of Budget and Management Director Shalanda Young — a black woman — when he uttered the word: “jigaboo.
” “So this Republican jigaboo, that, you know, 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 to Young without skipping a beat.“Today while attempting to use the word ‘bugaboo’ in a hearing, I used a phrase that is offensive,” he “That word has a long dark terrible history. It should never be used any time, anywhere, in any conversation,” he continued, adding that he recognizes his “white privilege.” “As an elected official, I have a responsibility for the words I use — especially in the heat of the moment,” Trone sai
Maryland Democrat Senate Frontrunner Apologize Racial Slur House Meeting Misspoke Tax Policies Office Of Budget And Management Director Shalanda Young Black Woman Jigaboo
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