If you grew up doing pull-ups, sit-ups, and the dreaded mile run in gym class, hoping to earn that Presidential Fitness patch, you are not alone. Millions of Americans remember the test. And on Tuesday, President Donald Trump brought it back.
President Trump signed a proclamation at the White House on May 5 restoring the Presidential Fitness Test Award, a competitive school-based fitness program that dates back to the Eisenhower administration. The Obama administration quietly phased it out in 2013 and replaced it with a softer program tied to Michelle Obama’s “Let’s Move” campaign.
Trump made the moment count, signing the first copy of the revitalized award and hosting kids on the South Lawn to actually perform the test.
JUST NOW: President Trump has kids all across the White House South Lawn performing the Presidential Fitness Test after today’s proclamation
HUSSEIN OBAMA abandoned this — but Trump just brought it back!
MAHA IS WINNING! 
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