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[Biker]

Trump plans to revive the Presidential Fitness Test for American schoolchildren

The program was created in 1966 and had children run and perform situps, pullups or pushups and a sit-and-reach test.

MICHELLE L. PRICE (Associated Press)



WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Thursday plans to reestablish the Presidential Fitness Test for American schoolchildren, a program created in 1966 to help interest young people in following healthy, active lifestyles.

Children had to run and perform situps, pullups or pushups and a sit-and-reach test, but the program changed in 2012 during the Obama administration to focus more on individual health than athletic feats.

The president “wants to ensure America’s future generations are strong, healthy, and successful,” White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said in a statement, and that all young Americans “have the opportunity to emphasize healthy, active lifestyles — creating a culture of strength and excellence for years to come.”

In a late afternoon ceremony at the White House, Trump intends to sign an order reestablishing the President’s Council on Sports, Fitness, and Nutrition, as well as the fitness test, to be administered by his health secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. The council also will develop criteria for a Presidential Fitness Award.

In 2012, the assessment evolved into the Youth Fitness Program, which the government said “moved away from recognizing athletic performance to providing a barometer on student’s health.” Then-first lady Michelle Obama also promoted her “Let's Move” initiative focused on reducing childhood obesity through diet and exercise.

Reinvigorating the sports council and the fitness test fits with Trump's focus on athletics.

The Republican president played baseball in high school and plays golf almost every weekend. Much of the domestic travel he has done this year that is not related to weekend golf games at his clubs in Florida, New Jersey and Virginia was built around attending sporting events, including the Super Bowl, Daytona 500 and UFC matches.

The announcement Thursday comes as Trump readies the United States to host the 2025 Ryder Cup, 2026 FIFA World Cup games and the 2028 Summer Olympics.

The Youth Fitness Test, according to a Health and Human Services Department website last updated in 2023 but still online Thursday, “minimizes comparisons between children and instead supports students as they pursue personal fitness goals for lifelong health.”

Expected to join Trump at the event are several prominent athletes, including some who have faced controversy.

They include Trump friend and pro golfer Bryson DeChambeau; Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker; Swedish golfer Annika Sorenstam; WWE chief content officer Paul “Triple H” Levesque, the son-in-law of Trump's education secretary, Linda McMahon; and former New York Giants linebacker Lawrence Taylor, a registered sex offender.

[Animal]

i can't wait for AOC and Schumer to explain to us why this is the worst idea ever.

[Biker]

i can't wait for AOC and Schumer to explain to us why this is the worst idea ever.

And you know its coming

Its funny, Trump not only sets the policies for the GOP, but for the Democrats too. He's literally their chief policy maker

[Animal]

It's the equivalent of reverse psychology.

[Who]

Damn you kids love to feel sorry for yourselves.

Weird snowflake cultists

[stonedmegman]

Doe he remember axing the dept of edumakation?

[Biker]

[CHEEZY17]

I love how this fat fuck is the new Democrat hero.
Billionaire that derives his familial wealth from owning the Hyatt hotel chain and governs one of the most corrupt, gerrymandered states in the country while providing room and board for Democrats protesting...gerrymandering.

[Biker]

Another win for MAHA

Gone in a SNAP: RFK Jr. and MAHA End the Decades Long Candy and Soda Gravy Train

Chase Jennings


For as long as I can remember, Republicans have tried to end the ridiculous SNAP benefit that allows recipients to purchase candy, sugary drinks, and junk food on the taxpayer’s dime. President Trump, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and the MAHA movement are working to put an end to that portion of the program. Historically, any change Republicans have tried to make to the food stamps program, Democrats would get real dramatic and say Republicans are taking food out of the mouths of children. Of course, that was never true. The American taxpayer should never fund waste fraud and abuse in any government program—certainly, paying for harmful foods and drinks for the most susceptible Americans falls into that category.

This week, HHS Secretary RFK Jr. and Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins, announced the new change to the benefits program. During a press conference surrounding the announcement, Secretary Rollins outlined the overall importance of this change:

“Since my confirmation, our department has encouraged states to think differently and creatively about how to solve the many health issues facing Americans. One way is by not allowing taxpayer funded benefits to be used to purchase unhealthy items like soda, candy, and other junk food. The number one purchase by SNAP recipients is sugary drinks. SNAP is a supplemental nutrition program meant to provide health food benefits to low income families to supplement their grocery budget, so that they can afford the nutritious food essential to health and wellbeing. That is the stated purpose of the SNAP program. The law states it and President Trump's USDA plans to deliver on it, alongside our partners at HHS.”

Rollins goes on to explain that she has signed six more waivers giving states the ability to remove these unhealthy items from SNAP benefits in their state—these are in addition to several state waivers that have already been signed. These waivers are a huge win from the Trump administration, directly benefiting every taxpayer.