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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
Maybelyn B. Paden

Donald Trump Slammed As 'Most Unhealthy President Ever' After Fitness Boast

Donald Trump Slammed As ‘Most Unhealthy President Ever’ After Fitness Boast (Credit: Wikimedia Commons)

Donald Trump was accused of being the 'most unhealthy president ever' on social media after he told schoolchildren at the White House in Washington on Tuesday, 5 May, that he works out for about one minute a day.

The 79-year-old President made the remark during an event to promote his plan to reinstate the Presidential Physical Fitness Award, a nationwide exercise test for American pupils. This was after Trump used a gathering of elementary-age children to sign a memorandum reinstating the scheme, which was first launched under President Lyndon Johnson and then phased out under Barack Obama.

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