{"id":33727,"date":"2026-08-09T02:37:40","date_gmt":"2026-08-08T21:37:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=33727"},"modified":"2026-08-09T02:37:40","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T21:37:40","slug":"lara-trump-mocked-for-cringe-workout-video-with-donald-trump-staffer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=33727","title":{"rendered":"Lara Trump Mocked For &#8216;Cringe&#8217; Workout Video With Donald Trump Staffer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div xmlns:default=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" id=\"Paginator\">\n<header xmlns:default=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"sc-lfRwAv pSqCT\">\n<div class=\"sc-hndrU icIUoY\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/okmagazine.com\/ok_logo_black_small.png\" alt=\"OK Logo\"\/><span class=\"politics\">Politics<\/span><\/div>\n<figure class=\"sc-ksluoS jnYGUA\">\n<div class=\"sc-hBMVcZ foAbWl\">\n<div class=\"sc-fnVYJo jZjbnN\"><img data-mm-src=\"https:\/\/media.okmagazine.com\/brand-img\/dsp7lpwkw\/0x0\/lara-trump-cringe-workout-video-donald-trump-top-staffer-why-1-1786220691121.jpg\" alt=\"image of lara trump \" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.okmagazine.com\/brand-img\/dsp7lpwkw\/480x251\/lara-trump-cringe-workout-video-donald-trump-top-staffer-why-1-1786220691121.jpg?position=top 480w, https:\/\/media.okmagazine.com\/brand-img\/dsp7lpwkw\/640x335\/lara-trump-cringe-workout-video-donald-trump-top-staffer-why-1-1786220691121.jpg?position=top 640w, 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data-sizes=\"100vw\" height=\"628\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class=\"sc-fFSRdu efvKbs\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"sc-giAqnE haccci\"><span>Source: @RonFilipkowski\/X<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Markwayne Mullin was the instructor for the gym session.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div class=\"sc-bTJPMs jOkeMf\">\n<div class=\"flexContainer\">\n<div class=\"flexContainer\">\n<div class=\"sc-hQYogJ iAyoZX\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.okmagazine.com\/brand-img\/tilAcPLUi\/120x120\/img6587-1762268559682.jpeg\" alt=\"Profile Image\" class=\"sc-fTFLOO jxvOeh\"\/><\/div>\n<p class=\"sc-dwxYxt eflEDT\">Aug. 8 2026, Published 4:43 p.m. ET<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"sc-dTSxUT dyQypj sc-gVFdEO kziYVQ\">\n<p>Article continues below advertisement<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-dTSxUT dyQypj sc-hkePoP hVImEU\">\n<p>Article continues below advertisement<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2 data-header=\"true\" class=\"sc-flUlJl gvtwpJ\"\/>\n<figure class=\"sc-bYwzba cYmwOA\">\n<div><figcaption class=\"sc-giAqnE haccci\"><span>Source: @RonFilipkowski\/X<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Lara Trump participated in an exercise video with DHS secretary Markwayne Mullin for Fox News.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div class=\"sc-gkCpWe evoggL\">\n<p>The clip featured the daughter-in-law of <a href=\"https:\/\/okmagazine.com\/t\/donald-trump\/\"><strong>Donald Trump<\/strong><\/a> sporting bright red leggings, sneakers and a baby blue T-shirt as she explained that Markwayne was the instructor for the workout. <\/p>\n<p>The pair trained alongside DHS agents, as well as with members of the <a href=\"https:\/\/okmagazine.com\/p\/stars-whove-spoken-out-against-ice-photos\/\">Immigration and Customs Enforcement<\/a>, Border Patrol and the Coast Guard agencies.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-dTSxUT dyQypj sc-hkePoP hVImEU\">\n<p>Article continues below advertisement<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2 data-header=\"true\" class=\"sc-flUlJl gvtwpJ\">Lara Trump and Markwayne Mullin Showed Off Their Exercise Routine in the Video<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"sc-ksluoS jnYGUA\">\n<div class=\"sc-hBMVcZ bgyRLF\">\n<div class=\"sc-fnVYJo dfXZyd\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.okmagazine.com\/brand-img\/G9cfaQdCI\/0x0\/lara-trump-cringe-workout-video-donald-trump-top-staffer-why-2-1786220696828.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"image of lara trump \" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.okmagazine.com\/brand-img\/G9cfaQdCI\/480x270\/lara-trump-cringe-workout-video-donald-trump-top-staffer-why-2-1786220696828.jpg 480w, https:\/\/media.okmagazine.com\/brand-img\/G9cfaQdCI\/640x360\/lara-trump-cringe-workout-video-donald-trump-top-staffer-why-2-1786220696828.jpg 640w, https:\/\/media.okmagazine.com\/brand-img\/G9cfaQdCI\/768x432\/lara-trump-cringe-workout-video-donald-trump-top-staffer-why-2-1786220696828.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.okmagazine.com\/brand-img\/G9cfaQdCI\/1024x576\/lara-trump-cringe-workout-video-donald-trump-top-staffer-why-2-1786220696828.jpg 1024w, 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about Lara lifting weights during the brutal <a href=\"https:\/\/okmagazine.com\/t\/fitness\/\">exercise<\/a> session. &#8220;She stayed in there. Didn&#8217;t miss a rep&#8230; I was impressed,&#8221; he gushed.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We need to look intimidating because every single day we&#8217;re going to work,&#8221; he said. &#8220;There&#8217;s not a day that we have a rest day. Our mission is to protect our homeland, and there&#8217;s always somebody trying to get in.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-dTSxUT dyQypj sc-hkePoP hVImEU\">\n<p>Article continues below advertisement<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2 data-header=\"true\" class=\"sc-flUlJl gvtwpJ\">Critics Were Not Happy With the Workout Regimen<\/h2>\n<section class=\"sc-jHcYrh hanhiD\">\n<p>MORE ON:<\/p>\n<p>lara trump<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"sc-jLqSar MszUH\">\n<p class=\"sc-bUQzRK dZWmuA\">Want OK! each day? Sign up here!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"sc-ksluoS jnYGUA\">\n<div class=\"sc-hBMVcZ bgyRLF\">\n<div class=\"sc-fnVYJo dfXZyd\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.okmagazine.com\/brand-img\/EUXM7twZ4\/0x0\/lara-trump-cringe-workout-video-donald-trump-top-staffer-why-3-1786220702709.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"image of lara trump \" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.okmagazine.com\/brand-img\/EUXM7twZ4\/480x270\/lara-trump-cringe-workout-video-donald-trump-top-staffer-why-3-1786220702709.jpg 480w, https:\/\/media.okmagazine.com\/brand-img\/EUXM7twZ4\/640x360\/lara-trump-cringe-workout-video-donald-trump-top-staffer-why-3-1786220702709.jpg 640w, https:\/\/media.okmagazine.com\/brand-img\/EUXM7twZ4\/768x432\/lara-trump-cringe-workout-video-donald-trump-top-staffer-why-3-1786220702709.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.okmagazine.com\/brand-img\/EUXM7twZ4\/1024x576\/lara-trump-cringe-workout-video-donald-trump-top-staffer-why-3-1786220702709.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.okmagazine.com\/brand-img\/EUXM7twZ4\/1280x720\/lara-trump-cringe-workout-video-donald-trump-top-staffer-why-3-1786220702709.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/media.okmagazine.com\/brand-img\/EUXM7twZ4\/1440x810\/lara-trump-cringe-workout-video-donald-trump-top-staffer-why-3-1786220702709.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/media.okmagazine.com\/brand-img\/EUXM7twZ4\/1600x900\/lara-trump-cringe-workout-video-donald-trump-top-staffer-why-3-1786220702709.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/media.okmagazine.com\/brand-img\/EUXM7twZ4\/2160x1215\/lara-trump-cringe-workout-video-donald-trump-top-staffer-why-3-1786220702709.jpg 2160w\" sizes=\"100vw\" height=\"720\" fetchpriority=\"low\" class=\"sc-fFSRdu inofKU\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"sc-giAqnE haccci\"><span>Source: @RonFilipkowski\/X<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Lara Trump showed off her weight-lifting skills in the clip.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div class=\"sc-gkCpWe evoggL\">\n<p>The politician and the anchorwoman then partook in a series of push-up drills and lifted hefty barbells.<\/p>\n<p>Lara and Markwayne&#8217;s workout was criticized by users on social media, with <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/EmilAllie\/status\/2085909502251930035\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">one viewer calling the whole ordeal &#8220;cringe.&#8221;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Do these people not see how absolutely cringe this stuff is?&#8221; someone scoffed, with another asking: &#8220;Why? Is she going to sing too?&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-dTSxUT dyQypj sc-hkePoP hVImEU\">\n<p>Article continues below advertisement<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2 data-header=\"true\" class=\"sc-flUlJl gvtwpJ\"\/>\n<figure class=\"sc-ksluoS jnYGUA\">\n<div class=\"sc-hBMVcZ bgyRLF\">\n<div class=\"sc-fnVYJo dfXZyd\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.okmagazine.com\/brand-img\/-fY2UJO9F\/0x0\/lara-trump-cringe-workout-video-donald-trump-top-staffer-why-4-1786220707472.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"image of lara trump \" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.okmagazine.com\/brand-img\/-fY2UJO9F\/480x270\/lara-trump-cringe-workout-video-donald-trump-top-staffer-why-4-1786220707472.jpg 480w, https:\/\/media.okmagazine.com\/brand-img\/-fY2UJO9F\/640x360\/lara-trump-cringe-workout-video-donald-trump-top-staffer-why-4-1786220707472.jpg 640w, https:\/\/media.okmagazine.com\/brand-img\/-fY2UJO9F\/768x432\/lara-trump-cringe-workout-video-donald-trump-top-staffer-why-4-1786220707472.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.okmagazine.com\/brand-img\/-fY2UJO9F\/1024x576\/lara-trump-cringe-workout-video-donald-trump-top-staffer-why-4-1786220707472.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.okmagazine.com\/brand-img\/-fY2UJO9F\/1280x720\/lara-trump-cringe-workout-video-donald-trump-top-staffer-why-4-1786220707472.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/media.okmagazine.com\/brand-img\/-fY2UJO9F\/1440x810\/lara-trump-cringe-workout-video-donald-trump-top-staffer-why-4-1786220707472.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/media.okmagazine.com\/brand-img\/-fY2UJO9F\/1600x900\/lara-trump-cringe-workout-video-donald-trump-top-staffer-why-4-1786220707472.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/media.okmagazine.com\/brand-img\/-fY2UJO9F\/2160x1215\/lara-trump-cringe-workout-video-donald-trump-top-staffer-why-4-1786220707472.jpg 2160w\" sizes=\"100vw\" height=\"720\" fetchpriority=\"low\" class=\"sc-fFSRdu inofKU\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"sc-giAqnE haccci\"><span>Source: @RonFilipkowski\/X<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The Fox News host took part in a series of push-ups in the video.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div class=\"sc-gkCpWe evoggL\">\n<p>&#8220;She has NO IDEA how unattractive she is. Like&#8230;maybe she&#8217;s blind?&#8221; a user rolled their eyes. &#8220;What the f&#8212; is wrong with these people? Why is anyone supposed to care about their <a href=\"https:\/\/okmagazine.com\/health\/\">workouts<\/a>?&#8221; another person wondered.<\/p>\n<p>One viewer chimed in: &#8220;Lara\u2019s got the proportions of an exclamation point.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Very poor pressing technique. These people lack flexibility in their shoulders when pressing. The weight is out front instead of the arms being behind their ears when the weight is overhead,&#8221; someone also noted.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;They are so unserious. All of them,&#8221; one critic slammed.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-dTSxUT dyQypj sc-hkePoP hVImEU\">\n<p>Article continues below advertisement<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2 data-header=\"true\" class=\"sc-flUlJl gvtwpJ\">Lara Trump Joked on Her Fox News Show She&#8217;s &#8216;Working Out for All the Trumps&#8217;<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"sc-ksluoS jnYGUA\">\n<div class=\"sc-hBMVcZ bgyRLF\">\n<div class=\"sc-fnVYJo dfXZyd\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.okmagazine.com\/brand-img\/4rh8UovXg\/0x0\/lara-trump-cringe-workout-video-donald-trump-top-staffer-why-5-1786220713627.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"image of lara trump \" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.okmagazine.com\/brand-img\/4rh8UovXg\/480x270\/lara-trump-cringe-workout-video-donald-trump-top-staffer-why-5-1786220713627.jpg 480w, https:\/\/media.okmagazine.com\/brand-img\/4rh8UovXg\/640x360\/lara-trump-cringe-workout-video-donald-trump-top-staffer-why-5-1786220713627.jpg 640w, https:\/\/media.okmagazine.com\/brand-img\/4rh8UovXg\/768x432\/lara-trump-cringe-workout-video-donald-trump-top-staffer-why-5-1786220713627.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.okmagazine.com\/brand-img\/4rh8UovXg\/1024x576\/lara-trump-cringe-workout-video-donald-trump-top-staffer-why-5-1786220713627.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.okmagazine.com\/brand-img\/4rh8UovXg\/1280x720\/lara-trump-cringe-workout-video-donald-trump-top-staffer-why-5-1786220713627.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/media.okmagazine.com\/brand-img\/4rh8UovXg\/1440x810\/lara-trump-cringe-workout-video-donald-trump-top-staffer-why-5-1786220713627.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/media.okmagazine.com\/brand-img\/4rh8UovXg\/1600x900\/lara-trump-cringe-workout-video-donald-trump-top-staffer-why-5-1786220713627.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/media.okmagazine.com\/brand-img\/4rh8UovXg\/2160x1215\/lara-trump-cringe-workout-video-donald-trump-top-staffer-why-5-1786220713627.jpg 2160w\" sizes=\"100vw\" height=\"720\" fetchpriority=\"low\" class=\"sc-fFSRdu inofKU\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"sc-giAqnE haccci\"><span>Source: @RonFilipkowski\/X<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I\u2019m working out for all the Trumps, so don\u2019t worry about it. We got it going on,&#8217; Lara Trump joked about her family.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div class=\"sc-gkCpWe evoggL\">\n<p>On Saturday, August 8, Lara touched upon the workout segment on her <a href=\"https:\/\/okmagazine.com\/t\/fox-news\/\">Fox News<\/a> show, stating: \u201cWe have some people in this administration saying we\u2019re gonna start working out at the airport, and I love it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: start;\">\u201cNot the president,\u201d co-host <strong>Brian Kilmeade<\/strong> said. \u201cThe president said it\u2019s boring.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m working out for all the Trumps, so don\u2019t worry about it. We got it going on,&#8221; she quipped.<\/p>\n<p>Other members of the Trump administration love to show off their fitness routine, including FBI Director <a href=\"https:\/\/okmagazine.com\/t\/kash-patel\/\"><strong>Kash Patel<\/strong><\/a>. The 46-year-old shared a photo of himself <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/FBIDirectorKash\/status\/2085786019140374683\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">leading a run with federal agents<\/a> earlier this month.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Politics Source: @RonFilipkowski\/X Markwayne Mullin was the instructor for the gym session. Aug. 8 2026, Published 4:43 p.m. ET Article continues below advertisement Article continues below advertisement Source: @RonFilipkowski\/X Lara Trump participated in an exercise video with DHS secretary Markwayne Mullin for Fox News. 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