Truth In Satire

Trump Tells 40,000 Boy Scouts That Their Code Of Honor “Is For Pussies”

President also urges Scouts to focus on making money rather than helping others and to rally against the “nasty fake news”

Mr. Trump introduced the Boy Scouts to a new type of salute that he demanded they use whenever they greet him. (Credit: NY Mag)

Before a gathering of thousands of Boy Scouts at their national jamboree in West Virginia, President Donald Trump pilloried the free press — a cornerstone of American democracy — and told the young citizens that they should “fight against the unfair, fake news and demand more nice stories about me.”

The president intended to take the three-fingered Boy Scout pledge, but could not get his hand in the proper position. (Credit: USA Today)

The president also encouraged the 40,000 impressionable Boy Scouts to eschew service to others in favor of “making big league billions, like your president — ‘cause money talks and suckers walk, am I right?”

About 20 minutes into his speech, Mr. Trump referred to his “incredible” election win and started railing in fiery tones against his former opponent, Hillary Clinton, leading the scouts in a chant of “Lock Her Up!” Most in attendance seemed to hesitatingly join the president in the anachronistic rallying cry.