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Donald Trump is reviving the presidential fitness test

President Donald Trump stands before greeting Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as he arrives at the White House, Monday, Aug. 18, 2025, in Washington.
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President Donald Trump stands before greeting Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as he arrives at the White House, Monday, Aug. 18, 2025, in Washington.

This episode originally aired on Aug. 20, 2025.

Generations of Americans have a love/hate memory of high school gym class, especially when it came to taking the president’s physical fitness test.

President Barack Obama ended the test in 2012.

President Trump recently announced he’s reviving the test.

We’re talking about the test and the fitness of America’s children on this hour of All Sides.

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