Parents, Former Scouts Alarmed By Trump's Speech At Jamboree

Parents, former Scouts and others were furious after Trump railed against his enemies, promoted his political agenda and underlined his insistence on loyalty before an audience of tens of thousands of school-age Scouts in West Virginia on Monday night. Is nothing safe?" Jon Wolfsthal, a former special assistant to President Barack Obama, wrote on Twitter, saying Trump turned the event into a "Nazi Youth rally. Several people posted links to the Scouts' policy on participation in political events — which sharply limits what Scouts should do. Nancy Smith, a Democrat and elementary school teacher from Shelby Township, Michigan, said she won't encourage any of her six grandchildren to enter Scouting. Trump kicked off his speech by saying, to cheers from the boys, Who the hell wants to speak about politics when I'm in front of the Boy Scouts? In his speech, Trump also jokingly threatened to fire Health Secretary Tom Price — an Eagle Scout who joined him on stage — if lawmakers do not repeal and replace Obama's health care law. In another, he talked about a billionaire friend — real estate developer William Levitt — who sold his company, bought a yacht and led "a very interesting life." Zach Wahls, an Eagle Scout and co-founder of Scouts for Equality, a nonprofit group that has pushed to end discrimination against gay and transgender people in Scouting, said Trump's remarks "really harmed the Boy Scouts' ability to do that work, which is all about serving America."

 

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