Trump Visits Graceland, Ponders Elvis Fight

0:00It's March 23rd. This is Entertainment and Celebrity News, AI-powered stories from the world of fame. I'm Cory with the story. President Trump stopped by Graceland on a recent trip to Memphis for a task force meeting. It was his first visit to the home of Elvis Presley, and while signing a replica guitar from the singer's 1973 Aloha from Hawaii show, he learned Elvis held multiple black belts in Karate. That led him to ponder out loud if he could take the king in a fight. Graceland staff played along, with one saying he might have a chance, and another joking that Elvis would probably let him win. Trump made it clear he's a huge fan, praising nearly all the singer's songs and noting he never did anything wrong. He even awarded Elvis the Presidential Medal of Freedom back in 2018 during his first term. This visit makes Trump just the second sitting president to go there, following George W. Bush's trip in 2006 with Japan's Prime Minister. Elvis himself met Richard Nixon at the White House in 1970. The estate has quite a story.

1:05Elvis bought Graceland in 1959 for $102,500. After his death in 1977 at age 42, it opened to the public in 1982, and now welcomed 650,000. Visitors each year, second only to the White House. Places like Graceland keep the legend of the king alive for generations of fans.