WASHINGTON, United States: US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday his exercise routine lasts at most a minute a day, as he signed an order to bring back a presidential fitness award for children.
Speculation has swirled about the health of Trump -- who was the oldest president ever inaugurated when he returned to power last year, and who turns 80 next month.
“I work out so much, like, about one minute a day, max. If I´m lucky,” Trump said before signing the proclamation in the Oval Office.
Trump also joked about his lack of exercise with Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr, who told a story about his father Robert F. Kennedy going on a 50-mile hike. RFK Jr. said it would be a “breeze” for keen golfer Trump to do the same as “this guy walks nine miles a day on a golf course every weekend.”
“When I´m not using the cart,” Trump, who has frequently been pictured in a golf buggy, added in a mock-dramatic aside.
Golfers Gary Player and Bryson DeChambeau were with Trump for the signing of the order, which brings back the so-called Presidential Fitness Test award for schools.
Several school children were also alongside Trump as he cycled through a series of topics including graphic descriptions of protest deaths in Iran.
The president patted one student on the arm and asked if he was a “strong person,” to which the boy replied “yes, sir.” “You think you could take me in a fight?” Trump then said, before adding with a chuckle: “I think you could.”
