Well being and Human Companies Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Protection Secretary Pete Hegseth have been seen squaring off in a pull-up and push-up problem on the Pentagon.
The ‘Pete and Bobby problem’ was arrange as a part of the Trump administration’s broader push to encourage Individuals to ditch “fats” and embrace “match” underneath the ’Make America Wholesome Once more’ (MAHA) motion. Surrounded by Navy and Marine service members, the 2 officers tried to finish 50 pullups and 100 pushups in underneath 5 minutes.
“We had our massive Pete and Bobby problem right now, 50 pull-ups. 100 push-ups. You attempt to get underneath 5 minutes,” Kennedy stated in a video shared with Fox Information Digital.
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Each put in a powerful displaying, although neither cracked the five-minute mark. Hegseth crossed the end line simply over the restrict, however managed to edge out the 71-year-old Kennedy. “We obtained shut. I used to be about 5:25,” Hegseth stated, earlier than turning to RFK JR. with a nod: “You have been proper behind me.”
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A number of Marines who have been watching joined in, with a couple of ending in underneath 4 minutes. One service member even managed to finish the problem in lower than three minutes, Hegseth claimed.
“It was President Trump who impressed us to do that,” Kennedy stated. “That is the start of our tour, difficult Individuals to get again in form, eat higher, but additionally, it’s essential get out and train.”
Sharing a current headline about rising weight problems charges amongst service members, Hegseth wrote on X: “Fully unacceptable. That is what occurs when requirements are IGNORED — and that is what we’re altering. REAL health & weight requirements are right here. We might be FIT, not FAT.”
“Secretary Duffy, you’re invited to do the Pete and Bobby problem. Are you able to do it in underneath 5 minutes? 50 pull-ups, 100 push-ups. What do you assume?” Hegseth requested.
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“Thanks, President Trump, for setting the instance. Presidential bodily health. Make America Wholesome Once more. Match, not fats. We’re going to have a war-fighting pressure, younger women and men who’re ready to defend the nation. We’re doing it as a workforce. Be a part of us.”
