The Boy Scouts of America on Tuesday defended its decision to invite President Trump to visit its National Jamboree.

In a statement, the organization said it is "wholly nonpartisan and does not promote any one position, product, service, political candidate or philosophy."

"The invitation for the sitting U.S. President to visit the National Jamboree is a long-standing tradition and is in no way an endorsement of any political party of specific policies," the organization said, according to NBC News.

"The sitting U.S. President serves as the BSA's honorary president. It is our long-standing custom to invite the U.S. President to the National Jamboree."

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Trump on Monday night drew a crowd of tens of thousands to a national gathering of Boy Scouts in West Virginia.

During the event, Trump went after his political opponents and put pressure on Senate Republicans to keep their promise to repeal and replace ObamaCare.

He told a long story about meeting his hero, real estate developer William Levitt, while spending time on yachts and at cocktail parties in New York City.