Politics & Government
Ben Jealous Apologizes For Dropping F-Bomb
The Democratic gubernatorial candidate issued an apology after his reaction to being asked whether he was a socialist.
TOWSON, MD — Democratic candidate for governor Ben Jealous cursed Wednesday when a reporter asked him whether or not he was a socialist.
Washington Post reporter Erin Cox asked the gubernatorial candidate about Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan calling him a socialist and whether he identified himself as a socialist.
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.@BenJealous told a Baltimore TV station this evening “do-you-identify-as-socialist” question set him off because it’s the way conservatives try to diminish black leaders. https://t.co/Wljiw1cGEf
— Erin Cox (@ErinatThePost) August 8, 2018