President Donald Trump signed a presidential memorandum on May 5 restoring the Presidential Fitness Test Award, a decades-long competitive school fitness program that was ended during the Obama administration.
In July 2025, Trump signed an executive order that reestablished the President’s Council on Sports, Fitness, and Nutrition, as well as the Presidential Fitness Test. Tuesday’s memorandum goes one step further by restoring the test and awards at all U.S. schools.
“We’re bringing it back. My administration is working very hard to defend America’s cherished athletic traditions and pass our values of excellence and competitiveness to the next generation,” Trump said during a signing ceremony in the Oval Office….