Watch Trump Teach Students His Famous Fist‑pump Dance
Trump used the event to revive the Presidential Fitness Test and the sports council as the White House promoted youth exercise.
- On Tuesday, President Donald Trump hosted a White House event on the South Lawn announcing the return of the Presidential Physical Fitness Award and the Presidential Fitness Test, reviving a program ended during the Obama administration.
- Trump aims to revive the program as part of his broader 'Make America Healthy Again' agenda, positioning fitness as a measure of national strength and priority for his administration.
- Restoring the test helps ensure American youth are physically fit enough to join the military, according to the administration; the President's Council on Sports, Fitness and Nutrition includes professional golfers Bryson DeChambeau and Gary Player.
- During the event, Trump demonstrated his fist-pumping 'Macho Man' dance to students on the South Lawn; reports noted Trump and the professional golfers struggled during their putting attempts.
- Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy attended the event marking National Physical Fitness and Sports Month, recalling his father, Robert Kennedy, who hiked 50 miles to Camp David to demonstrate athletic ability.
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On Tuesday, May 5, the White House welcomed students to an event announcing the return of the Presidential Fitness Test, a physical test imposed on young Americans. Donald Trump got closer to a group of young athletes from a high school and started dancing, thus teaching them his famous dance.
Trump shows off signature 'YMCA' dance moves with students at White House
Donald Trump showed students his signature dance on the White House South Lawn during a youth fitness event. The moment came as he announced the return of the Presidential Fitness Test and renewed his push on fitness and nutrition.
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With the stroke of a black Sharpie pen, President Donald Trump has reinstated the awards associated with the famed Presidential Fitness Test Award. Created by President Eisenhower in 1956 after research revealed American youth were growing increasingly soft and flabby, the physical test was phased out and replaced with a new program by President Obama that focused on general health. Those of a certain age likely remember the annual ordeal in the…
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