Delivers partisan, politicized address to Boy Scouts National Jamboree
Speaking to roughly 40,000 Scouts at the National Jamboree in West Virginia, Trump departed from the nonpartisan tradition observed by presidents addressing the event since 1937 and delivered remarks attacking Obamacare, 'fake media,' and unnamed Washington politicians while reminiscing about his election victory and telling the crowd 'we could use some more loyalty.' The crowd booed at the mention of Barack Obama, who Trump falsely implied had never addressed a Jamboree. The speech prompted a formal apology three days later from Chief Scout Executive Michael Surbaugh, who said the organization 'sincerely regret[ted] that politics were inserted into the Scouting program' and stressed the presidential invitation was not an endorsement of any politician's policies.
“we could use some more loyalty, I will tell you that” Quote verified against source