RFK Jr. and Hegseth work out to ‘Pete & Bobby Challenge’ in latest MAHA push

Published August 19, 2025 1:08pm ET



Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. teamed up with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Tuesday to promote the “Pete & Bobby Challenge” on X and create a “war fighting force.”

The challenge requires participants to complete 100 push-ups and 50 pull-ups within 10 minutes, though completing it in five minutes is the “top standard.” Both secretaries posted videos of themselves doing the challenge with others in the Pentagon.

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