"I teamed up with @SecDef Hegseth for the "Pete & Bobby Challenge" 50 pull-ups, 100 push-ups. This is the start of a nationwide push to get Americans fit again. We're calling on our friend @SecDuffy to take the challenge. pic.twitter.com/TTlv9VvkCe Secretary Kennedy (@SecKennedy) August 19, 2025"
"On Wednesday's episode of The Will Cain Show, Cain showed a clip of celebrity chef Paula Deen nominating him for the challenge, as well. That culminated in a joint workout session between Cain and Duffy. At one point in the video, Duffy apparently exhausted at that point of the workout did his pull-ups with the help of Cain lifting him up. The secretary was roundly mocked for the visual."
"Duffy wasn't the only one to face the wrath of social media in the wake of the Pete & Bobby Challenge. Not long after Kennedy posted the original video, Rep. Jason Crow (D-CO) criticized their pull-up form and posted his own video showing them how you do pull-ups."
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy joined a workout tied to the Pete & Bobby Challenge, a routine of 50 pull-ups and 100 push-ups promoted as a push to get Americans fit. The challenge began with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who posted a video calling on Duffy to participate. Fox News' Will Cain and Duffy later completed a joint workout in a televised segment. A clip showed Duffy apparently exhausted and receiving physical assistance while doing pull-ups, prompting social media ridicule. Representative Jason Crow criticized pull-up form and posted corrective footage.
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