Trump Pummeled By Critics For Asking If He Could Beat Elvis In A Fight | EUROtoday

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As Elvis Presley may need famously sung, smart males say solely fools ask Graceland workers actually idiotic hypothetical questions.

On Monday, throughout President Donald Trump’s journey to Nashville, he determined to pop over to Graceland, the Memphis dwelling of the late rock ’n roll icon that has been preserved as a museum.

Trump holds a replica of an Elvis Presley guitar after signing it during a visit to Graceland on March 23.
Trump holds a duplicate of an Elvis Presley guitar after signing it throughout a go to to Graceland on March 23.

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At one level throughout his go todocents requested Trump to signal a duplicate of a black guitar utilized by Elvis throughout 1973′s “Aloha From Hawaii” live performance. When the instrument was positioned in entrance of Trump, he noticed a karate patch on it, prompting a feminine docent to clarify that Presley had “two eighth-degree black belts in karate.”

“Was he really good, or was it just…?” Trump requested, earlier than trailing off.

“Actually, he was really good,” the feminine docent informed Trump.

Elvis Presley and President Donald Trump.
Elvis Presley and President Donald Trump.

This is when issues acquired weirder than Presley’s love for banana, peanut butter and bacon sandwiches.

“OK. Could I have taken him in a fight?” Trump requested.

“I don’t know, you might,” the feminine docent mentioned earlier than a male docent interjected.

“I think he would’ve been respectful enough to let you win,” he mentioned.

“Yes, he probably would,” the feminine docent agreed.

TRUMP: Could I’ve taken Elvis in a combat?

GRACELAND WORKER: I do not know? You would possibly. I feel he would’ve been respectful sufficient to allow you to win pic.twitter.com/rjB4LNm7U5

—Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) March 23, 2026

Social media customers on X had been fairly perplexed by the entire thing.

And folks had been anxious about Biden’s cognitive skills.

— Diane McKenna (@DianeMcKenna22) March 23, 2026

Did he suppose Graceland was Greenland?

— Hywel Boylan (@hywelboylan75) March 23, 2026

But with Trump at struggle with Iran for unclear causesU.S. residents and companies battling skyrocketing fuel costsICE officers deployed to airports and different unsettling points presently plaguing the U.S., most critics had a variation of the identical response to Trump’s “field trip” to Graceland. As one X person mentioned: “The world is in a shit show and he’s talking about fighting Elvis. I can’t even.”

This nation is actually fucked. We’re in a struggle within the Middle East, fuel costs are spiking, our airports are falling aside, and our “president” is speaking about combating Elvis

— Sullio (@sullio) March 23, 2026

WTF So throughout a struggle that’s costing billions of {dollars} to the taxpayers, The Attorney General & POTUS are on a f’n subject journey to Graceland. Trump should be making an attempt to determine how he can re-name it, declare it & rob it.

— StrayCatMN (@MNStrayCat) March 23, 2026

why the hell is Trump visiting Graceland in the midst of a struggle and whereas sending our Marines as ‘lambs to the slaughter’ in Iran.
Republicans pays for failure to cease the tyranny of DJT … and the place are the Epstein information???

— anache 🇺🇸 🇺🇦🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🇵🇷 (@anachech) March 23, 2026

Imagine the President of the United States of America utilizing taxpayers’ cash to go to Graceland after {golfing} each weekend. Oh yeah, spending billions of {dollars} on the unlawful WAR in Iran on behalf of Israel.

— They Not Like Us (@YZSIISZY) March 23, 2026

Look at Trump on his little subject journey. He simply goes {golfing} and grifts
Sends ppl off to struggle
Makes all the things 50% tougher than it must be for each American besides the actually wealthy ones
And he simply acts prefer it’s any previous day in March and not using a care on this planet
Amazing.🙄

— Farrah Oxford (@OxfordFarr66929) March 23, 2026

I’m so glad he doesn’t have something higher to do

— Flower Child 🥥🌴🦅🇺🇸🌸🌼💐 (@FlowerGirlBaker) March 23, 2026

Just final month, Trump contemplated one other bonkers query about Presley. On his social media web site Truth Social, he claimed that individuals had been telling him for “many years” that he and Elvis look alike.

“What do you think?” Trump requested, alongside a picture of his and Presley’s faces morphed collectively.

“There is quite literally no resemblance 😂,” a X person shot again.


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