President Trump announces the return of the Presidential Fitness Test for grade schoolers

"We're bringing it back.

"We had the Obama administration, which phased out this wonderful tradition of physical fitness. Thank you, Barack, very much—great job. And we're bringing it back."

"My administration is working to defend America's cherished athletic traditions and pass our values of excellence and competitiveness to the next generation."

BREAKING: President Trump announces the return of the Presidential Fitness Test for grade schoolers, slamming the Obama administration for phasing out the tradition:

"We're bringing it back.

"We had the Obama administration, which phased out this wonderful tradition of physical… pic.twitter.com/mORbfkkcpc

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