Donald Trump Wonders Aloud If He Could Beat Elvis Presley in a Fight During Surprise Graceland Trip
President Donald Trump made a surprise stop at Elvis Presley‘s Graceland.
He was there on Monday (March 23), taking a tour of the manor while in Memphis, Tenn.
According to AP News, the President at one point pondered whether or not he could take Elvis in a fight.
“Could I have taken him in a fight?” he asked.
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When some visitors asked if one day people might go to his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida to take tours, Trump said, “Who else would be more famous than Elvis?”
He has been known to play Elvis‘ music during his campaign rallies throughout the country and even compared himself to the famed musician on more than one occasion.
He was in Memphis to address crime in the city when he mentioned during the roundtable meeting that he was “going to see Graceland after this, I think. Is that right? I love Elvis.”
When asked about his favorite Elvis song, Trump hesitated before referring to the tour guide.
“She just mentioned one of them…Hurt,” he replied, per The Independent.
“Hurt” was a 1976 cover song he released about a year before his death.
“He’s got so many. There’s very few I don’t like,” the President quickly followed up.
Earlier on Monday, he ordered a “pause” on the war in Iran.