Obama booed at Trump Boy Scout rally – TheHill

The crowd attending President Trumps Monday evening speech to the Boy Scouts of Americas National Jamboree appeared to boo former President Barack ObamaBarack ObamaThe Memo: Justice Department veterans reeling over Sessions drama Trump military transgender ban prompts protests EPA transition official dismisses climate science strategy as 'silliness' MORE at one point.

By the way, just a question. Did President Obama ever come to a jamboree? Trump asked the crowd, which booed in response.

While Obama never addressed the gathering in person, he did record a video message to the National Jamboree in 2010, noting the history of the Boy Scouts and the organizations service to the United States as it marked its 100th anniversary.

The Boy Scouts of America is wholly non-partisan and does not promote any one position, product, service, political candidate or philosophy. The invitation for the sitting U.S. President to visit the National Jamboree is a long-standing tradition and is in no way an endorsement of any political party or specific policies," the organization said in a Monday night statement.

The sitting U.S. President serves as the BSAs honorary president. It is our long-standing custom to invite the U.S. President to the National Jamboree.

Updated 9:31 p.m.

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