{"id":2583056,"date":"2026-03-23T19:01:02","date_gmt":"2026-03-23T23:01:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/all-shook-up-surreal-scenes-as-trump-tours-graceland\/"},"modified":"2026-03-23T19:03:50","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T23:03:50","slug":"all-shook-up-surreal-scenes-as-trump-tours-graceland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/all-shook-up-surreal-scenes-as-trump-tours-graceland\/","title":{"rendered":"All shook up: Surreal scenes as Trump tours Graceland"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fall-shook-up-surreal-scenes-as-trump-tours-graceland%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2583056&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>President Donald Trump visited Elvis Presley\u2019s Graceland estate in Memphis amid ongoing tensions with Iran, presenting a relaxed, self-assured image during the tour. He described himself as a longtime Elvis fan and suggested Presley helped shape Memphis, noting the city\u2019s crime decline in connection with the National Guard. Trump expressed surprise at some details of Elvis\u2019s life-such as the singer\u2019s blonde hair <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/zoo-infuriates-visitors-after-shocking-discovery-about-panda-exhibit\/\" title=\"Zoo Angers Visitors with Startling News on &#039;Panda&#039; Display\">dyed black<\/a>-and admired lavish items like Elvis\u2019s gold-plated Social Security card and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-spurns-anti-materialist-language-when-it-comes-to-his-businesses\/\" title=\"... spurns anti-materialist language when it comes to his businesses\">gold-plated phone<\/a>, joking that such items might be revived. A highlight came when he signed a replica guitar and asked if he could have beaten Elvis in a fight, prompting laughter from attendants after the guide mentioned Elvis\u2019s karate belts. The article also mentions the Elvis Presley estate\u2019s lawsuit against an auctioneer selling artifacts and closes with Trump praising Elvis\u2019s global fame, saying he believed Elvis was the most famous person on the planet.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">All shook up: Surreal scenes as Trump tours Graceland, musing if he could fight Elvis<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2541167\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"4\">Donald Trump<\/a> took a tour of Graceland, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/tennessee\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"600\">Tennessee<\/a>, the historic estate of rock star Elvis Presley, all the while drawing parallels between himself and the rock icon.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We love Elvis. Who doesn&rsquo;t love Elvis. Everybody loves Elvis, right?&rdquo; the president <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/cspan\/status\/2036154015529291924?s=20\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/x.com\/cspan\/status\/2036154015529291924?s=20\">asked<\/a> as he entered the main mansion.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/4500119\/press-pursuing-social-media-posts-rama-duwaji-fair-game-guy-benson\/\">Press pursuing social media posts from Mamdani&#8217;s wife is &#8216;fair game&#8217;: Guy Benson<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/4495930\/fox-nation-martin-scorsese-the-saints-episode-mary\/\">Fox Nation to debut Scorsese&#8217;s The Saints special episode on Mary ahead of Easter<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/4499938\/britt-no-shutdown-paychecks-politicians-act\/\">Britt backs Kennedy&#8217;s No Shutdown Paychecks to Politicians Act amid DHS shutdown<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">President Donald Trump speaks in the living room at Graceland, Elvis Presley&rsquo;s historic estate, Monday, March 23, 2026, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo\/Mark Schiefelbein)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Amid uncertainty about the war with Iran, Trump projected a nonchalant image during his visit to one of the country&rsquo;s most popular private residences. He described himself as a longtime fan of Presley, noting that the visit was his first time at the estate.<\/p>\n<p>Trump began his tour by suggesting that Presley might be a fan of what he&rsquo;s done with Memphis, Tennessee, helping to bring the crime rate down with his deployment of the National Guard.<\/p>\n<p>Though a longtime fan of Presley, the president was <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Mary8998014880\/status\/2036160949921484875?s=20\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Mary8998014880\/status\/2036160949921484875?s=20\">evidently surprised<\/a> by certain details of Presley&rsquo;s life. He gave an animated reaction when his <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >tour guide told<\/a> him the singer&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-hair-turns-gray-and-tips-to-reverse-it\/\" title=\"Why Hair Turns Gray and Tips to Reverse It\">natural hair color<\/a> was blonde, which he dyed black.<\/p>\n<p>The former singer&rsquo;s extravagance earned him plaudits from Trump, suggesting Presley was &ldquo;ahead of his time&rdquo; after noticing carpet on his ceiling. One of the exhibits that drew the most attention from Trump was Elvis&rsquo;s gold-plated Social Security card, which the president said may be a style the U.S. might want to revive. He also liked Elvis&rsquo;s gold-plated phone, saying that he would &ldquo;like to hear some of those conversations.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">President Donald Trump holds up replica of a Elvis Presley guitar he had just signed, in the Jungle Room at Graceland, Elvis Presley&rsquo;s historic estate, Monday, March 23, 2026, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo\/Mark Schiefelbein)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>One of the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/cspan\/status\/2036173926200418534?s=20\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/x.com\/cspan\/status\/2036173926200418534?s=20\">most notable moments<\/a> of the tour occurred when Trump was handed a replica guitar to sign, which he said was possibly the first he&rsquo;d signed and that it was something former President Joe Biden couldn&rsquo;t do. After the tour guide began describing the guitar, saying it had a karate patch decoration, she noted Presley had two black belts in karate, at which point Trump took his comparisons a step further.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Could I have taken him in a fight?&rdquo; the president asked.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">President Donald Trump is shown a Grammy award won by Elvis Presley in the living room at Graceland, Elvis Presley&rsquo;s historic estate, Monday, March 23, 2026, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo\/Mark Schiefelbein)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;I think he would have been respectful enough to let you win,&rdquo; another attendant replied, drawing laughter from Trump.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3273348\/elvis-presley-estate-lawsuit-auctioneer-selling-artifacts\/\" type=\"post\" id=\"3273348\">ELVIS PRESLEY ESTATE FILES LAWSUIT AGAINST AUCTIONEER FOR SELLING ARTIFACTS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The president mused over the singer&rsquo;s fame, subtly comparing the fame of the two.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;He&rsquo;s the most famous person on the planet. Let&rsquo;s see &mdash; who else would be more famous than Elvis? Nobody that I can think of,&rdquo; he said with a side glance, drawing more laughter.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump visits Graceland, jokes about beating Elvis<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2653,"featured_media":2583057,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/AP26082696265565.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[15312,43047,3634],"class_list":["post-2583056","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-graceland","tag-surreal","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/AP26082696265565.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2583056","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2653"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2583056"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2583056\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2583060,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2583056\/revisions\/2583060"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2583057"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2583056"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2583056"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2583056"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}