Trump restores Presidential Fitness Test award for schools

politicsMay 5, 2026181,067

On May 5, 2026 President Donald Trump signed a presidential memorandum restoring the Presidential Fitness Test Award for schoolchildren. The action revives the Cold War-era, competitive award that recognizes students who meet age-graded physical standards on school fitness tests and reverses Obama-era changes. The White House framed the proclamation as an effort to expand physical activity and standardized fitness benchmarks in K-12 physical education, meaning schools could reintroduce award-based testing and reporting. This matters because it returns a national, measurable fitness metric to school programs and could reshape how districts evaluate and incentivize student fitness.

Art Candee 🍿🥤

@artcandee.bsky.social

I'd pay to see Donald Trump do the Presidential Fitness Test that he's trying to force on kids.

69690d ago

🦋 B34RS GYRL 💙8

I'd pay to see him take a Cognitive Test he so desperately claims to ace every time.

Naneki 🌺 💙6

Kids should not be in his presence, period 😡

💙TrueBlu3Tulip💙 3

😂 I remember those tests as a kid; they were a big deal. No way he could get past 1 sit-up.

Catgate2

I’d pay to never see or hear of him again.

Flemming Erik Carlson2

I’ll give him a grand to touch his toes.

Trunk Monkey2

He can’t as he is presently Practicing being NOT WOKE at all times.

Rachel Bitecofer

@rachelbitecofer.bsky.social

Trump attempts to demonstrate his athletic prowess at the Presidential Fitness Day event, but misses a simple putt 3 times before giving up

12390d ago

chico-and-boots.bsky.social10

Really hard to cheat with that many close range witnesses.

Susan loves democracy8

But he wins every tournament at his golf clubs!

Avery Bullard3

Putting is now synonymous with athletic prowess?

PJ3

Golfing is Not a physical prowess!!

Kirk Colvin2

Let's hope gas goes to $6.00 a gallon or more. Watch how the MAGATS defend their orange Jesus and his stupid war. Also funny to watch all the fools driving huge trucks and SUVs cry at the pump costing $100.00 plus to fill up.

mutant21.bsky.social2

Trump has no athletic prowess and honestly golfing is not a real physical activity other than walking and swinging a piece of metal. For the most part it's driving around in a fucking cart sitting all day. You know goddamn well he isn't walking to his ball to hit it. Fat ass lazy motherfucker.

South Dakota Democrats

@sodakdems.bsky.social

Donald Trump missed a simple putt three times at his own Presidential Fitness Day event. He owns 15 golf courses.

5990d ago

Bill Grueskin

@bgrueskin.bsky.social

I would have had a much happier time in 5th grade if the presidential fitness test had consisted of gently hitting a golf ball with a putter three times, as contrasted to running 2 miles around a track and being told to do 20 pull-ups, of which I accomplished around 2.3

6090d ago

Raw Story

@rawstory.com

President Trump signed a proclamation to restore the Presidential Fitness Test award today. But it didn't take long for President Trump to pivot from youth sports to the war in Iran, explaining the conflict to the children standing next to him. #Trump #Iran #WhiteHouse #PresidentialFitness

4490d ago

Raw Story15

Read more from the Oval Office: bit.ly/4d5nrCq

The Bear2

We can't let a lunatic have nuclear weapons, which is another good reason to impeach and remove him!

Philo of Alexan

@philoof.bsky.social

So far for the presidential fitness test I have: 1. Miss three putts in a row What’s next on the list?

1690d ago

Bill Lindeke

@blindeke.bsky.social

“Presidential fitness test” = having to stand motionless and smiling behind this guy for an hour on camera while he rambles about golf and the 2020 election

1490d ago

Neal Rice

@flakeal.so

They’re bringing back the presidential fitness test. Under what standards? How many McDonalds burgers you can eat in 60 minutes? How much Diet Coke you can drink in a half hour?

1090d ago

Patsy “Resistance Kitty” Evans Ph.D.

@drharmony.net

this is supposed to be about the presidential fitness test or something, but he is all over the place and talking about the war and something about the presidential cup claims more tickets have sold more this world cut that any other time

390d ago

egg16z 🥚

@notlikewe.bsky.social

the problem with the Presidential fitness test is that it’s just a thing that you do for 1-2 gym classes, there’s no program to get kids in shape it’s just a test to see whether you are in shape at that moment or not

490d ago

Nita Cosby

@5-2blue.bsky.social

On Tuesday, Trump signed a proclamation restoring the presidential test on physical fitness to America’s schools, and during the event promoting fitness, Trump fell asleep.

590d ago

Andrew Levesque

@andrewlevesque.bsky.social

www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a... Children and athletes assembled for trump’s reinstatement of the presidential fitness exam became his captive audience for Iran war and trans athlete rants on Tuesday….

390d ago

Meerly a Building in the Inner Harbor

@meerkatsrmammals.bsky.social

Bringing back the "Presidential Fitness" thing for gym classes across the country is some hot bullshit. Growing up when they were still mandatory? This is a way for teachers to shame children & that is really fucked up.

790d ago

Cranky Old Man 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🇪🇦

@crankyoldman.bsky.social

Lard Butt Donnie has brought back the Presidential Fitness Test? Oh tge irony!

690d ago

NEWSMAX

@newsmax.com

"I was very proud of myself." President Donald Trump announces the restoration of the Presidential Fitness Test Award with top-tier athletes. youtu.be/L75TOFT9jIU

490d ago

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