The boy scouts are denying a claim by U.S. President Donald Trump that the head of the youth organization called the president to praise his politically aggressive speech to the Scouts' national jamboree. Surbaugh apologized last week to members of the scouting community who were offended by the political rhetoric in Trump's July 24 speech in West Virginia. Meanwhile, the Mexican government said on Wednesday that President Enrique Pena Nieto did not call Trump to compliment his immigration policies. Mexico's foreign relations department said the president "has not had any recent telephone communication with President Donald Trump." Trump said on Monday that "even the president of Mexico called me.

Source: CBC News August 02, 2017 15:33 UTC