President Trump has restored the presidential fitness test, bringing back a program that made American kids strong and competitive. This move shows Trump understands that physical strength builds mental toughness. Our nation needs leaders who care about making Americans physically and mentally tough again.
Conservative commentator Carl Higbie praised this decision on his Newsmax show Thursday night. Higbie said Americans have become a “low T, overweight, soft version of ourselves.” He’s absolutely right that our fitness habits show our national character.
For too long, liberal educators pushed participation trophies instead of real achievement. They worried more about hurt feelings than building strong bodies and minds. This soft approach created a generation that can’t handle real challenges or competition.
Physical fitness teaches kids to push through pain and never give up. These are the same values that built America into the greatest nation on earth. When kids learn to do push-ups and run fast, they learn they can overcome any obstacle.
The fitness test will separate the winners from the losers again. Kids will have to earn their success through hard work and sweat. This is exactly what America needs to compete with countries like China that never stopped pushing their children to excel.
Bringing back fitness standards sends a clear message about American values. We believe in excellence, not excuses. We believe in pushing ourselves to be better, not accepting mediocrity as good enough.
Our young people desperately need this kind of structure and challenge. Too many spend their days on phones and video games instead of building real strength. The fitness test will force them to get moving and discover what their bodies can really do.
This is what real leadership looks like from a president who puts America first. Trump knows that strong bodies create strong minds and strong citizens. That’s exactly what we need to make America great again.
