Chiefs' Butker among pro athletes joining Trump to jumpstart Presidential Fitness Test

Several professional athletes will join President Trump on Thursday at the White House as he signs an executive order to expand his council on sports, fitness and nutrition – including the revival of the Presidential Fitness Test in public schools for the first time since 2012,

“President Trump wants every young American to have the opportunity to emphasize healthy, active lifestyles – creating a culture of strength and excellence for years to come,” White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told CNN in a statement.

Among the athletes joining Trump will be pro golfer Bryson DeChambeau, Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker and former New York Giants linebacker Lawrence Taylor.

“The order will formally reestablish the Presidential Fitness Test, first introduced by President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1966, creating school-based programs that reward “excellence in physical education”,” CNN’s article states and White House Leavitt posted on X.

The test was implemented in public schools in 1966 and ended when President Obama replaced it with the FitnessGram, according to CNN.  Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will be administering the test.

Children who earn the highest score on this test will receive presidential recognition.

Trump’s order will instruct the presidential council to partner with professional athletes, influential figures and sports organization, according to CNN.  The order is meant to address “the widespread epidemic of declining health and physical fitness.”