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President Donald Trump completely butchered the name of Miami Dolphins star quarterback Tua Tagovailoa while speaking to reporters on Thursday.
After a 12-year absence, Trump announced on Thursday that he was bringing back the Presidential Fitness Test. The test was given to middle and high school students nationwide, but then-President Barack Obama and his administration replaced it with the “FitnessGram” during his second term.
Several prominent athletes were with President Trump when he signed the executive order on Thursday, including LIV Golf star Bryson DeChambeau, New York Giants legend and Hall of Famer Lawrence Taylor and Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker.
President Trump announced that Tua Tagovailoa and Philadelphia Eagles running back Saquon Barkley would be on the council. During his presser, Trump completely botched Tagovailoa’s surname pronunciation:
TRENDING: President Donald Trump attempting to pronounce #Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa’s name at the White House today.
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pic.twitter.com/yZmlcZ1baY— MLFootball (@_MLFootball) July 31, 2025
Better luck next time, Mr. President.
For those unaware, his first name is pronounced “Two-Uh,” and the surname is pronounced “tongue-oh-vigh-oh-luh.” And then there’s the way that Donald Trump said it.
Tua Tagovailoa is entering the first season of a four-year, $212.4 million contract extension he signed with the Dolphins last year. Injuries limited Tagovailoa to 11 games last season, but he finished the season with a career-high 72.9 completion percentage for 2,867 yards, 19 touchdowns and seven interceptions.
Through his first five NFL seasons, Tagovailoa is 38-24-0 with a 68.1 completion percentage for 15,506 yards, 100 touchdowns, 44 interceptions, 430 rushing yards and six rushing scores.
Tagovailoa and the Dolphins will look to kick off the 2025 season on a high note when they visit the Indianapolis Colts at Lucas Oil Stadium on Sept. 7 (1:00 p.m. EST).
Tagovailoa and the Dolphins have won their last four season openers (2021 and 2022 vs. the New England Patriots, 2023 against the Los Angeles Chargers and 2024 vs. the Jacksonville Jaguars).
