Rep. David Trone (D-Md. ), one of the six House Democrats, is being duped by six other House Democrats. ), the pioneer in Maryland’s Democratic Senate major, after he used a racial slur to harm Republicans during a recent House reading.
In the days after he used the slur, Trone’s opponent in the Democratic primary, Prince George’s County executive Angela Alsobrooks, received endorsements from Democratic representatives Barbara Lee ( Calif. ), Yvette Clarke ( N. Y. ), Gregory Meeks ( N. Y. ), Joyce Beatty ( Ohio ), and Jasmine Crockett ( Texas ), according to Axios. Lee described Alsobrooks’s words as” sorely missing in the Senate”, while Clarke said,” Her perception and dignity make her the best choice to symbolize Maryland in the Senate”.
Alsobrooks received another endorsement from Rep. Jamie Raskin ( D., Maryland ) on Monday. ).
The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines the name” jigaboo,” an “insulting and contemptuous term for a dark person,” as used by Trone in public just days after the testimonials were made. During the Thursday House hearing on President Joe Biden’s request for a 2025 resources, Trone told a Democratic jigaboo that “people who have never work a company” that the tax rate is the reason why business investment is being stopped.  ,
The pioneer in the state’s Democratic primary after claimed he meant to say “bugaboo” and apologized. I erred and uttered a word that was unpleasant. I regret having accidentally used the word” the word” when I learned its meaning, and I apologize,” said Trone, adding that he should not have used the phrase as a wealthy white man.  ,
According to a poll conducted last Wednesday, both Trone and Alsobrooks did lose to former Maryland governor Larry Hogan, the front-runner for the Republican nomination, by double digits. According to the Washington Post- University of Maryland poll, Hogan led Bothbrooks by 50 % to 37 % and Trone by 49 percent to 37 percent. The results also showed that 64 percent of Maryland citizens look on Hogan strongly, compared with only 33 percent for Trone and 26 percent for Alsobrooks.  ,