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Parents railed against the Boys Scouts of America after Trump's campaign-style speech

Jul 25, 2017, 07:57 IST

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President DonaldTrump, front left, gestures as former boys scouts, Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke, left, Energy Secretary Rick Perry, watch at the 2017 National Boy Scout Jamboree at the Summit in Glen Jean,W. Va., Monday, July 24, 2017.Steve Helber/AP

Parents are indicating their displeasure with the Boy Scouts of America after President Donald Trump gave a campaign-style speech to a group of young scouts on Monday, despite promising he wouldn't speak about politics early on in the speech.

Some parents vented on Twitter after Trump's freewheeling speech, calling Trump's comments to the crowd of mostly middle school and teenage boys inappropriate.

While Trump at times encouraged the scouts to follow their dreams and work hard, he frequently fell back on his campaign-rally style rhetoric, which included attacks on journalists and news-media.

When Trump declared he would "kill" Obamacare, boy scouts in the audience began chanting "U-S-A." When Trump asked the crowd if President Barack Obama had ever attended the jamboree, they booed Obama - who was a boy scout himself, as a child - while Energy Secretary Rick Perry and Price, who were standing behind Trump on stage, laughed and clapped.

Obama delivered a video address to the jamboree in 2010 for the boy scout organization's 100th anniversary.

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Trump leaned further into his campaign posture at the jamboree, saying "under the Trump administration, you will be saying 'Merry Christmas' again," reviving an old declaration he routinely made on the 2016 campaign trail.

The president also railed against his 2016 presidential election rival, Hillary Clinton, eliciting more jeers from the crowd.

Parents appeared to be outraged by Trump's speech.

After being involved with the boy scouts for years, this person said they "would never want to be associated with [them] now."

One Twitter user said she "will be contacting" her district's boy scout troop representatives.

This parent wasn't happy with Trump's standing by while the boys booed Hillary Clinton.

One parent said they were happy their son is at camp, but horrified with what happened at the jamboree.

One father indicated he was not surprised by Trump's rhetoric, and alleged that he had a "rotten experience" with Boy Scouts, and said he wouldn't allow his son to be involved.

This man was a former senior patrol leader for the Boy Scouts, and he won't let his son join now.

Some parents expressed concern about their sons being "indoctrinated" at Boy Scouts events.

Parents were also "horrified" to see their sons' hard earned achievements be "politicized."

One parent said they would be withdrawing their son over the "disgusting" Trump speech.

However, some parents like this one said their sons had great experiences as boy scouts.

Parents seemed to agree that Trump's speech crossed a line.

In an emailed statement to Business Insider, the Boy Scouts of America said:

The organization did not immediately respond to follow-up questions about Trump's specific remarks at the Monday rally.

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