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Hegseth Edges RFK Jr. in Pentagon Video Launching ‘Pete and Bobby’ Fitness Challenge

The filmed workout serves the Make America Healthy Again push by linking cabinet-level exercise with calls for tougher military fitness standards.

Robert F Kennedy Jr, left, and Pete Hegseth and are hoping their “Pete and Bobby Challenge” will go viral
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Overview

  • Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. attempted 50 pull-ups and 100 push-ups at the Pentagon to kick off the ‘Pete and Bobby challenge.’
  • Hegseth finished in about 5:25 and Kennedy in about 5:48, with both just over the five-minute target highlighted in the video.
  • The challenge video was shot in the Pentagon Athletic Center with Navy and Marine personnel present and was first shared with Fox News Digital.
  • Hegseth said several Marines completed the routine far faster, including some under four minutes and one in less than three, as shown and claimed in the video.
  • The event amplifies broader administration messaging, with Hegseth posting on X that reported overweight rates in the ranks are “completely unacceptable” and inviting officials such as Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy to take the test.