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

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Democratic Rep. David Trone is the largest self-funded candidate of a Senate primary race after contributing $18.5 million to his Maryland Senate campaign.

Rep. David Trone, D-Md., who was recently blasted for using a disparaging term for Black people during a House hearing, is officially the largest self-funded candidate of a Senate primary race in U.S. history. Trone contributed $18.5 million of his own money to his Maryland Senate campaign, Fox News confirmed. And he brought in a total of over $40 million, according to filings with the Federal Election Commission .

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.

 

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