Trump makes push for youth team sports in executive order

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President Trump has moved "sports" to the front of the title of the President's Council on Fitness, Sports, and Nutrition. Now called the President's Council on Sports, Fitness, and Nutrition, Trump's directive breaks with former first lady Michelle Obama's Let's Move agenda to promote kids' team sports specifically.

As a companion to the executive order, Ivanka Trump wrote in an op-ed for NBC News on Tuesday: "Whether a student aspires to be an Olympic athlete or simply enjoys being a part of a team, youth sports gives children and young adults a unique opportunity to develop their talents, to learn how to work with others, and to persevere in the face of adversity."

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