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FILE- In this June 22, 2017, file photo, AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson, left, listens as President Donald Trump speaks during the "American Leadership in Emerging Technology" event in the East Room of the White House in Washington. Boy Scouts president Randall Stephenson told The Associated Press on Wednesday, July 26, in his first public comments on the furor over President Donald Trump's speech at the 2017 National Boy Scout Jamboree on Monday that he'd be "disingenuous" if he suggested he was surprised by the Republican president's comments. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

FILE- In this June 22, 2017, file photo, AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson, left, listens as President Donald Trump speaks during the "American Leadership in Emerging Technology" event in the East Room of the White House in Washington. Boy Scouts president Randall Stephenson told The Associated Press on Wednesday, July 26, in his first public comments on the furor over President Donald Trump's speech at the 2017 National Boy Scout Jamboree on Monday that he'd be &quo…

July 27, 2017

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Boy Scout leader apologizes for Trump's political rhetoric
July 27, 2017 3:43 p.m.

Boy Scout leader apologizes for Trump's political rhetoric

NEW YORK (AP) — The Boy Scouts' chief executive apologized Thursday to members of the scouting community who were offended by the aggressive political rhetoric in President Donald Trump's recent speech to the Scouts' national jamboree.