Perry Recalls Trump's Divisive Scouts Speech as ‘50,000 Kids Chanting That They Love Donald Trump'

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump's overtly political speech last month at the Boy Scouts of America's national jamboree broke presidential norms, divided members of the venerable youth group and caused Scout leadership to distance itself from the heated rhetoric.But U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry, an Eagle Scout, remembers the rollicking event as his favorite story from his travels since joining the Trump administration in March."Fifty thousand kids chanting that they love Donald Trump," the former Texas governor said in a video released on Tuesday, recalling his attendance at the gathering in West Virginia. "Which was pretty cool."  Continue reading...

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