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Trump's childhood fitness event was a photo op, not a policy

published · May 7, 5:08 PM · $0.06 total · published 52d ago
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Trump held a White House event for childhood fitness. He missed a golf putt three times from a few feet away. He told a young girl her volleyball ambitions weren't impressive. He bragged about exercising 'one minute a day, max.' RFK Jr. and Pete Hegseth stood there nodding. Joe's take: the party screaming about children's health just used kids as props for a photo op with a guy who can't make a three-foot putt. This isn't policy. It's performance.

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On May 5, Donald Trump signed an executive order reviving the Presidential Fitness Test — the one Obama phased out in 2012 — and held an Oval Office ceremony with kids and athletes to celebrate. RFK Jr. called it a childhood obesity solution. Pete Hegseth said strong youth are vital for national security. Everyone nodded. It was very serious.

Here's what else happened at that event. Trump challenged a boy to a fight and told him it would be "embarrassing." He missed a golf putt. Three times. From a few feet away. He told a girl her volleyball ambitions weren't impressive. And when someone asked about his own fitness routine, he said he exercises "like one minute a day, max, if I'm lucky." Bryson DeChambeau and Gary Player stood there. RFK Jr. stood there. Hegseth stood there. Everyone just... nodded.

Experts who study childhood health — not photo ops, actual experts — said reinstating a fitness test without school resources, community support, or funding is, quote, "half-baked." That's the polite version. The honest version is: they used children as props so a guy who can't sink a three-foot putt could stand next to them and call it policy.

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Trump held a childhood fitness event. He missed three putts and told a kid her volleyball dreams weren't impressive. This is not policy. #politics #healthcare #trump #childrensfitness

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