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Trump Revives Presidential Fitness Test as Triple H’s Water Splash Goes Viral

The order expands the Presidential Council on Sports, Fitness and Nutrition to combat falling youth fitness levels

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Overview

  • President Trump signed an executive order in the Roosevelt Room to reestablish the Presidential Fitness Test and broaden its advisory council.
  • WWE COO Paul Levesque, known as Triple H, performed his signature water splash upon arrival, generating viral footage and widespread social media reaction.
  • The White House posted the slow-motion clip with the caption “ARE YOU READY… TO MAKE AMERICA FIT AGAIN” to amplify the campaign’s message.
  • Former NFL star Lawrence Taylor, golfer Bryson DeChambeau, kicker Harrison Butker and golf icon Annika Sorenstam also joined the ceremony.
  • The revived program will reintroduce structured fitness benchmarks in American schools to address decades-long declines in youth physical health.