A version of the test was first deployed during Dwight D. Eisenhower’s presidential administration. For decades, it pushed children across the country to do 40 push-ups, 10 pull-ups and a 6½-minute mile. The Obama administration disbanded the test in 2012, replacing it with a program focused on overall health instead of athleticism.
Several high-profile athletes — all of whom have existing ties to Trump — attended the ceremony and will serve on the President’s Council on Sports, Fitness and Nutrition. The attendees included professional golfer Bryson DeChambeau, who will chair the council; controversial National Football League kicker Harrison Butker; World Wrestling Entertainment mainstay Paul “Triple H” Levesque; golfer Annika Sorenstam; and football Hall of Famer Lawrence Taylor.
