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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Graig Graziosi

Trump reinstates program testing fitness abilities of school-aged kids for ‘golden age of athletics’

  • President Donald Trump hosted an event at the White House to announce the revival of the Presidential Physical Fitness Award, a program that had been discontinued during the Obama administration.
  • During the event, Trump demonstrated his signature "Macho Man" dance to a group of teens and signed a proclamation to restore the fitness test, predicting a "golden age of athletics" in the U.S.
  • Trump attempted to showcase his athletic prowess by putting on the White House lawn green alongside professional golfers Bryson DeChambeau and Gary Player, but he missed all three of his shots.
  • While surrounded by students, Trump used the occasion to criticize transgender student athletes, complain about the "rigged" 2020 election, and graphically describe the Iranian military killing protesters.
  • Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy spoke at the event, linking the fitness test's restoration to ensuring American youth are physically fit for potential military service, and Trump's order will guide his council in developing new program criteria.

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