Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. nearly stole the show Monday, pushing Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to the mat during a fitness challenge at the Pentagon.

Kennedy is encouraging Americans to attempt 50 pull-ups and 100 pushups in under 10 minutes — with the gold standard of completing it in under 5 minutes — as part of the Trump administration’s Make America Healthy Again platform. Hegseth is also emphasizing better physical fitness among all branches of the military.

With some Marines looking on and participating at the Pentagon Athletic Center, Kennedy squared off against Hegseth in the “Pete and Bobby Challenge,” the Daily Mail reported. Hegseth, 45, completed the task in 5 minutes, 25 seconds, while Kennedy, 71, finished not far behind at 5:48.

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