{"id":2235533,"date":"2024-05-02T12:26:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-02T16:26:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/maryland-democrat-david-trone-pulls-ad-after-outrage-from-black-voters-over-use-of-training-wheels-phrase\/"},"modified":"2024-05-02T12:31:00","modified_gmt":"2024-05-02T16:31:00","slug":"maryland-democrat-david-trone-pulls-ad-after-outrage-from-black-voters-over-use-of-training-wheels-phrase","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/maryland-democrat-david-trone-pulls-ad-after-outrage-from-black-voters-over-use-of-training-wheels-phrase\/","title":{"rendered":"Maryland Democrat David Trone removes ad following backlash from black community for &#8216;training wheels&#8217; remark"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmaryland-democrat-david-trone-pulls-ad-after-outrage-from-black-voters-over-use-of-training-wheels-phrase%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2235533&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>In\u200b a \u200brecent campaign incident,\u200d Maryland\u2064 Democrat Rep. David Trone\u200c faced backlash\u2064 for an\u2062 ad\u2063 targeting Senate rival Angela Alsobrooks, with comments deeming\u2064 the U.S. Senate as unsuitable \u200bfor &#8216;training \u200cwheels,&#8217; triggering criticism of racism and\u200d misogyny.\u2063 Despite \u2064being voiced by a black official, the ad \u2063was removed following objections from prominent black\u200d women, including Donna Brazile.\u200b In a recent\u200b campaign\u2063 incident,\u200b Maryland Democrat Rep. David Trone received criticism for \u2063an ad that targeted\u2064 his \u2062Senate rival, Angela Alsobrooks. The ad&#8217;s reference to the U.S. Senate \u200bas unsuitable for &#8216;training wheels&#8217; sparked accusations of racism and\u2063 misogyny. Despite the \u200cad being voiced by a black official, it was\u200d taken down after objections from\u2062 prominent \u200c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/black-lives-matter-faces-backlash-after-posting-twerk-video-celebrating-mlk\/\" title=\"Black Lives Matter Faces Backlash After Posting Twerk Video Celebrating MLK\">black women<\/a>, such as\u200d Donna Brazile.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/david-trone\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"David Trone\">David Trone<\/a> (D-MD) came under fire from fellow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/democrats\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"David Trone\">Democrats<\/a> once again, this time for an ad that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/entire-school-board-resigns-after-mocking-parents\/\" title=\"Entire school board resigns after mocking parents\">sparked outrage<\/a> among black voters.<\/p>\n<p>Trone\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/georgia-poll-brian-kemp-leads-david-perdue-in-tight-governors-primary-race\/\" title=\"Georgia Poll: Brian Kemp Leads David Perdue in Tight Governor\u2019s Primary Race\">campaign aired<\/a> an attack ad against his Senate primary rival, Prince George\u2019s County Executive <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/angela-alsobrooks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Angela Alsobrooks<\/a>, last week, during which a black supporter argued that the \u201cU.S. Senate is not a place for training wheels,\u201d taking aim at her record. The remarks were met with outrage from some black women, who claimed it was racist and misogynistic, <em>Axios<\/em> reported.<\/p>\n<p>In a letter signed by 650 black women, among them former Democratic National Committee Chairwoman Donna Brazile, the group complained that the phrase was \u201cnot only disparaging and dismissive but also echoes tones of misogyny and racism.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Despite claims of racism, the comments in the pro-Trone ad, which featured a host of black state officials, were made by a black official.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div>\n<blockquote data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<div lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MDSEN?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MDSEN<\/a> News: Rep David Trone (D) goes negative on TV against PG County Exec Angela Alsobrooks (D)<\/p>\n<p>His minute-long spot features PG officials bashing Alsobrooks: \u201cThe US Senate is not a place for training wheels\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He\u2019s the first to air an attack ad. Primary is 5\/14 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/fx1b2dptaY\">pic.twitter.com\/fx1b2dptaY<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u2014 Ally Mutnick (@allymutnick) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/allymutnick\/status\/1784288950879748191?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 27, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>In response, Trone\u2019s campaign pulled the ad and replaced it with one without the \u201ctraining wheels\u201d comment. However, it took no note of this in a comment made to <em>Axios<\/em>, describing the editing of the ad as a simple correction of an unrelated error.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur team noticed a typographical error in the number of bills that David has passed through Congress,\u201d a campaign spokesperson said in a statement to the outlet. \u201cWhile fixing that error, our editors found additional footage of our endorsers that they found compelling and chose to make a number of additional edits.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Trone was previously accused of racism in March, when he said he used an antiquated racial slur during a hearing. He issued an apology and clarified that he meant to say \u201cbugaboo.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div>\n<blockquote data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<div lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<p>\ud83d\udea8Maryland Democrat Senate frontrunner Rep. David Trone utters racial slur during House meeting:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Republican j****boo&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Trone was talking about tax policy with\u00a0OMB Director Shalanda Young, who is a black woman.<\/p>\n<p>Trone later apologized, explaining that he meant to say \u201cbugaboo.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/kdrR33V8In\">pic.twitter.com\/kdrR33V8In<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u2014 Western Lensman (@WesternLensman) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WesternLensman\/status\/1771148570734805227?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 22, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWhile attempting to use the word \u2018bugaboo\u2019 in a hearing, I used a phrase that is offensive,\u201d he said in a statement. \u201cThat word has a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/embattled-dem-senate-candidate-says-he-suddenly-fell-ill-backs-out-of-another-debate\/\" title=\"Struggling Democratic Senate Candidate Cites Sudden Illness, Withdraws From Debate\">long dark terrible history<\/a>. It should never be used any time, anywhere, in any conversation. I recognize that as a white man, I have privilege. And as an elected official, I have a responsibility for the words I use \u2014 especially in the heat of the moment. Regardless of what I meant to say, I shouldn\u2019t have used that language.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Maryland Democrat Rep. David Trone faced criticism from fellow Democrats over an offensive ad targeting Senate primary opponent Angela Alsobrooks. The ad, featuring a black supporter, suggested the U.S. Senate is not a place for &#8216;training wheels.&#8217; Trone received backlash for the insensitive remark, prompting the removal of the ad<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2653,"featured_media":2235534,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/WB.Campaign1-1-1024x591.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2235533","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/WB.Campaign1-1-1024x591.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2235533","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2653"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2235533"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2235533\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2235534"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2235533"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2235533"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2235533"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}