--- title: Rick Perry Challenged Donald Trump to a Pull-Up Contest description: Asked about Donald Trump's critique of his candidacy, Rick Perry challenged Trump to a pull-up contest canonical: https://time.com/3977576/perry-trump-pull-up-cpntest/ author: Justin Worland article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-07-29T20:29:24.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-19T07:43:39.301Z article:section: Politics og:title: Rick Perry Challenged Donald Trump to a Pull-Up Contest og:description: "Let's get a pull-up bar out here" og:url: https://time.com/3977576/perry-trump-pull-up-cpntest/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7cbf60b85e143b09/69885d1b0a4a22dda19c5630/perry-trump.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 6044 og:image:height: 3400 og:image:alt: Donald Trump rick perry og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Rick Perry Challenged Donald Trump to a Pull-Up Contest twitter:description: "Let's get a pull-up bar out here" twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7cbf60b85e143b09/69885d1b0a4a22dda19c5630/perry-trump.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Rick Perry Challenged Donald Trump to a Pull-Up Contest > Sponsored content. 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Mary Altaffer—AP, Charlie Neibergall—AP  by [Justin Worland](https://time.com/author/justin-worland/)  ## Justin Worland Senior Correspondent Jul 29, 2015 8:29 PM UTC Billionaire Donald Trump may be leading in the polls for the GOP presidential primary, but former Texas Governor Rick Perry knows how he can beat his rival candidate. Asked about Trump’s critique of his candidacy, Perry challenged Trump to a pull-up contest. “Let’s get a pull-up bar out here and see who can do more pull-ups,” Perry [said](http://www.nytimes.com/politics/first-draft/2015/07/29/rick-perry-challenges-hillary-clinton-on-wall-street-and-donald-trump-to-pull-ups/) at a speech Wednesday at the Yale Club in New York City, according to the New York _Times._ Perry and Trump have been trading barbs ever since Trump questioned Arizona Senator John McCain’s status as a war hero. Perry condemned the remarks and called for Trump to drop out of the race. In response, Trump has repeatedly questioned Perry’s intelligence, joked about his glasses and made light of his low poll numbers. ### See Donald Trump Hanging Out With Unlikely Celebrities  Donald Trump, owner of New York's Trump Tower, holds the bridle of a polo pony while talking to Andy Warhol on Nov. 4, 1983. Mario Suriani—AP  Donald Trump, Don King and Barbara Walters on Dec. 12, 1987. Ron Galella—Getty Images  Professional Wrestler Hulk Hogan and Andre the Giant With Donald Trump. Russell Turiak—Getty Images  Heavyweight champion Mike Tyson, his wife, actress Robin Givens and Donald Trump, leave the New York State Supreme Court building on July 22, 1988. Charles Wenzelberg—AP  Developer Donald Trump is flanked by super middleweight champion Thomas Hearns, left, of Detroit, and Michael Olajide of Canada at a news conference in New York on Feb. 15, 1990. Timothy Clary—AP  Alec Baldwin is joined by Donald Trump and Melania Knauss at benefit for the Carol M. 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