Trump signs proclamation to restart the Presidential Fitness Test at US schools

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President Trump is returning the Presidential Fitness Test to schools across the country as part of his “Make America Healthy Again” movement.

Surrounded by school children, professional athletes and cabinet secretaries, Trump announced the new Presidential Fitness Test Award, which he called “a certificate in recognition of achievement of the gold standard of physical fitness.”

“Physical fitness is everything,” Trump said.

President Donald Trump speaks before signing a proclamation to restore presidential fitness tests in schools on Tuesday, May 5, 2026. AP
President Trump speaks from the Oval Office on Tuesday, May 5, 2026. REUTERS

Golfer Bryson DeChambeau, golfer Gary Player, Baltimore Ravens cornerback Amani Oruwariye and MLB pitcher Noah Syndergaard attended the ceremony in the Oval Office.

The Washington Nationals “Racing Presidents” joined the event outside the White House on Tuesday, May 5, 2026. Getty Images
President Trump is surrounded by children as he signs a proclamation in the Oval Office on Tuesday, May 5, 2026. REUTERS

War Secretary Pete Hegseth, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr., Housing Secretary Scott Turner, and Education Secretary Linda McMahon were also there.

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