Overview
- Syndergaard praised President Trump on Fox News after meeting him at a White House event on Tuesday focused on the Presidential Fitness Test.
- He called Trump a patriotic person and “a joy to be around” and said he did not understand the negative coverage.
- The White House, in a presidential proclamation, said Trump signed an Executive Order to reestablish annual school fitness tests and to revitalize the President’s Council on Sports, Fitness, and Nutrition.
- During the ceremony, Trump lauded the former Mets pitcher, and Syndergaard said the school tests resonated with his own childhood experience.
- Reports noted some fans’ surprise at his stance, with Yahoo Sports citing his mostly apolitical posts and a past tweet that criticized Trump.