Trump Scout Badges
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#TrumpScoutBadges refers to a series of parodies, jokes and photoshops inspired by United States President Donald Trump speech at the 2017 Boy Scout Jamboree organized under the Twitter hashtag #TrumpScoutBadges. The jokes come in the form of various scout-style merit badges that make reference to President Trump's politics, history and controversies.
Origin
On July 24th, 2017, President Donald Trump delivered a speech before the Boy Scouts of America at the annual Boy Scout Jamboree at The Summit Bechtel Family National Scout Reserve in West Virginia.[1]
The day of Trump's speech, one Twitter user began using the hashtag "TrumpScoutBadges. It is the earliest known use of the tag. In a tweet (shown below), Twitter user @uneedlogic wrote, "Pussy Grabbing Badge." The tweet received more than 20 retweets and 75 likes.[2]
Spread
The following day, the hashtag went viral following a cartoon posted by The New Yorker magazine, which pointed out some of Trump's supposed badges. On Twitter and their website, the New Yorker posted their Daily Cartoon, a Boy Scout sash filled with badges based on Trump's personality, mocking his appearance and lifestyle. The post (shown below) received more than 2,100 retweets and 3,000 likes in 24 hours.[3] On Facebook, the post received more than 25,000 reactions and 20,000 shares in under 24 hours.[4]
Throughout the day, users continued to post photoshops and jokes about what a Trump merit badge might be. Others pointed to the fact that Trump had no merit badges because he was not a scout (examples below)
Several media outlets covered the hashtag and mock badges, including USA Today,[6] Bustle,[7] Elite Daily[8] and more.
Similarly, The Washington Post newspaper published a satirical article entitled "A guide to Boy Scout ranks and badges, revised for Trump Scouts" that morning.[5]
Various Examples
Search Interest
External References
[1] CNN – Donald Trump's political jamboree
[2] Twitter – @uneedlogic's Tweet
[3] Twitter – @NewYorker's Tweet
[4] Facebook – The New Yorker's Post
[5] The Washington Post – "A guide to Boy Scout ranks and badges, revised for Trump Scouts"https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/compost/wp/2017/07/25/a-guide-to-boy-scout-ranks-and-badges-revised-for-trump-scouts/
[6] USA Today – Trump's Boy Scout Jamboree speech inspires #TrumpScoutBadges
[7] Bustle – "Trump Boy Scouts Speech Memes Are As Gleefully Weird As His Address":
https://www.bustle.com/p/trump-boy-scouts-speech-memes-are-as-gleefully-weird-as-his-address-72433
[8] Elite Daily – Twitter Turned Donald Trump's Boy Scout Speech Into A Meme And It's Glorious
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