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President Donald Trump spent part of his day teaching his fist-pumping "Macho Man" dance to a group of teens on the White House lawn.
On Tuesday, the White House held an event announcing the return of the Presidential Physical Fitness Award. The award is part of the currently-defunct Presidential Fitness Test, which was an annual test of school-aged children's athletic abilities.
The program, which began in the 1950s, was ended during the Obama administration. Last year, Trump announced he wanted to revive the program.
Athletes and students were at the White House for the announcement. After the announcement, Trump was recorded showing a group of teens how to do the shimmy dance he tends to do during rallies when the YMCA song "Macho Man" is played.
Unfortunately for Trump, when he also tried to show of his own athletic skills through his favorite sport — golf — he flubbed a trio of putts.
open image in gallery President Donald Trump shows teens at the White House how to do his 'Macho Man' dance. Trump was joined by student and professional athletes at the White House on May 5 for his proclamation restoring the Presidential Physical Fitness Award ( AFP/Getty )
A putting green was set up on the South Lawn of the White House, and Trump and professional golfers Bryson DeChambeau and Gary Player tried to sink some balls.
According to Daily Caller White House correspondent Reagan Reese, Trump, Player, and DeChambeau weren't on their a-game.
"The president and his friends did some putting. He missed all three attempts. Gary Player went after the president. He also missed. Bryson went next. He missed too," she wrote.
open image in gallery Trump surrounded by officials and students during an event to sign a proclamation restoring the Presidential Fitness Test ( AFP/Getty )
Before his ill-fated putting attempt, Trump signed a proclamation restoring the Presidential Fitness Test, and declared that the "next few years will be a golden age of athletics" in the U.S. He also used the opportunity to rail against transgender student athletes participating in school sports.
While surrounded by students, Trump also complained about the “rigged” 2020 election and graphically described the Iranian military killing protesters.
Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy was on hand and told the crowd that his father, Robert Kennedy, hiked 50 miles to Camp David to prove his athletic abilities.
open image in gallery Trump surrounded by a group of mascots in Washington Nationals jerseys ( AFP/Getty )
He also said that restoring the Presidential Fitness Test would help ensure more American youth are physically fit enough to join the U.S. military, should they wish to do so.
Trump's new order will direct the President's Council on Sports, Fitness and Nutrition to create school-based programs that encourage and reward physical fitness and to develop new criteria for the Presidential Fitness Award.
The president's council includes DeChambeau, NFL kicker Harrison Butker, Dr Stephen Soloway, former NFL player Cody Campbell, golfer Annika Sörenstam, former WWE wrestler Paul "Triple H" Levesque, and NFL Hall of Famer Lawrence Taylor.