{"id":2599091,"date":"2026-05-05T16:49:02","date_gmt":"2026-05-05T20:49:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-rants-to-children-about-war-during-youth-fitness-signing\/"},"modified":"2026-05-05T16:50:52","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T20:50:52","slug":"trump-rants-to-children-about-war-during-youth-fitness-signing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-rants-to-children-about-war-during-youth-fitness-signing\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump rants to children about war during youth fitness signing"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-rants-to-children-about-war-during-youth-fitness-signing%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2599091&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>During a White House event honoring National Physical Fitness and Sports Month, President Donald Trump veered from a sports-focused message to discuss the U.S.situation with Iran. He said the coming years would be a \u201cgolden age\u201d for American sports and referenced strong economic performance before arguing that Iran has \u201cno chance\u201d and that the U.S. would not allow it to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bolton-taliban-may-seize-nuclear-weapons-from-pakistan-says-pakistani-military-has-radical-islamists-in-its-ranks\/\" title=\"Bolton: Taliban may seize ... from Pakistan, says Pakistani military has radical Islamists in its ranks\">obtain nuclear weapons<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Trump also discussed children and <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >delivered remarks warning<\/a> that dangerous actors should not have nuclear weapons, adding that Iran lacks a navy.After tying the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/psaki-on-why-biden-previously-said-that-the-vaccinated-dont-need-masks-a-different-strain-of-virus\/\" title=\"Psaki On Why Biden Previously Said That The Vaccinated Don\u2019t Need Masks: \u2018A Different Strain Of Virus\u2019\">comments back<\/a> to sports and fitness, he highlighted his view that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/shapiro-wokeifying-americas-military\/\" title=\"SHAPIRO: Wokeifying America\u2019s Military\">physical fitness<\/a> is linked to better mental sharpness, while reiterating the proclamations and executive actions related to athletic fitness initiatives, including the restoration of the Presidential Fitness Test.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p>President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\">Donald Trump<\/a> veered off script during a White House <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/presidential-actions\/2026\/05\/national-physical-fitness-and-sports-month-2026\/\">proclamation<\/a> on <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/healthcare\/4555339\/trump-resurrects-presidential-fitness-test-maha\/\">youth sports and a presidential fitness <\/a>event at the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/white-house\/\">White House<\/a>, addressing the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/war\/\">war<\/a> in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/iran\/\">Iran<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo these next few years will be a golden age for American <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/sports\/\">sports<\/a>, just like it\u2019s a golden age for America,\u201d <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=TMfuHNgXdd4&#038;t=897s\">Trump said<\/a> during the event Tuesday. \u201cYou know, we hit an all-time high stock market today, despite that we\u2019re in a little skirmish with the military. I call it a skirmish because Iran has no chance. 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He also signed an executive order revitalizing the President\u2019s Council on Sports, Fitness, and Nutrition and reestablished the Presidential <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/physical-fitness\/\">Fitness<\/a> Test.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"TMfuHNgXdd4\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"President Trump Signs a Proclamation, May 5, 2026\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TMfuHNgXdd4?start=897&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Flanked by children and professional athletes, including T.J. Oshie, Trump segued from great sporting accomplishments in the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/united-states\/\">United States,<\/a> such as <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/america-250\/\">America 250<\/a> this summer and the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/world-cup\/\">World Cup\u2019s<\/a> ticket numbers, to war.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith assets like the ones we have here, we\u2019re going to continue to win, win, win,\u201d Trump said. \u201cOur country is doing great. We\u2019re breaking records in every way. And I know it\u2019s too bad, but I had to do it. We can\u2019t let Iran have <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/nuclear-weapons\/\">nuclear weapons<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Trump then turned to the children next to him and said, \u201cYou might be too young for this, I don\u2019t know. \u2026 They probably know. They probably know better than most people. But you can\u2019t let a bunch of lunatics have a nuclear weapon or the world would be in trouble.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>He went on to say Iran has \u201cno navy. It\u2019s totally wiped out.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/healthcare\/4555339\/trump-resurrects-presidential-fitness-test-maha\/\"><strong>TRUMP RESURRECTS PRESIDENTIAL FITNESS TEST IN MAHA MOVE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Trump ping-ponged back to sports after talking about the U.S.\u2019s success in Iran.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo, we\u2019re doing well,\u201d he said. \u201cBut it\u2019s all about having a great country. And one of the things I think, that when they talk about physical fitness, one of the things I noticed about friends of mine, all of the people, all of the great athletes here, that their mind is better than people that aren\u2019t fit.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump veered off script at a White House youth sports and fitness event, citing Iran war<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4226,"featured_media":2599092,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/trumpkids.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[4294,13672,3634,50434,79159],"class_list":["post-2599091","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-children","tag-rant","tag-trump","tag-war-2","tag-youth-fitness-signing"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/trumpkids.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2599091","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4226"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2599091"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2599091\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2599095,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2599091\/revisions\/2599095"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2599092"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2599091"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2599091"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2599091"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}