President Donald Trump named New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick to his Council on Sports, Fitness, and Nutrition

Belichick joins Misty May-Treanor, Mariano Rivera, Herschel Walker, Natalie Gulbis, and Dr. Mehmet Oz on the council

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The latest news in the drunken game of Mad Libs that is U.S. politics — a pro wrestling monster for mayor? Sure! — sees President Donald Trump naming New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick to his Council on Sports, Fitness, and Nutrition.



The council was more nutrition-based under Former President Barack Obama, whereas Trump's assembly will pay focus more on getting the country's youth into athletics. According to Axios, who first reported the news of Belichick's appointment, the Trump administration is concerned that "youth sports participation has declined over the last decade, particularly among young girls and children from economically distressed communities."

No word yet on what exact role Belichick would fill, but the New York Times recently reported that the president and the five-time Super Bowl winner shared a phone conversation that took, quote, "a long time."

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The first step toward upping youth sports participation came earlier this week, when the president signed a proclamation declaring May as National Physical Fitness and Sports Month. A source told Axios that "in the coming months, the president will welcome the council members to the White House, and host a sports field day on the South Lawn."

I mean, sure. Sure. Why not? On the sliding scale of strangeness, bringing Bill Belichick into the White House's orbit to motivate kids to get outside and maybe cut the sleeves off their sweatshirts is barely worth a shoulder shrug. After all, we live in a world where Stone Cold Steve Austin has delivered a Stone Cold Stunner to the administrator of the Small Business Administration and the then-reality TV star future President of the United States himself.

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Belichick is just the top-line of a whole wonky party being appointed to Trump's council. The POTUS is also reportedly tapping Olympic volleyball player Misty May-Treanor, former New York Yankee Mariano Rivera, retired NFL RB Herschel Walker, golfer Natalie Gulbis, and Dr. Mehmet Oz.

Oz, you might recall, hosts a medical advice show that a study found is "baseless or wrong" about half the time. If nothing else, maybe he can write the President's next doctor's note.

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