Trump talks his favorite Elvis song during Graceland visit
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Key Points:
- President Donald Trump visited Elvis Presley's Graceland mansion in Memphis, becoming only the second sitting president to do so after George W. Bush in 2006.
- Trump expressed admiration for Elvis, calling himself a "big fan" and naming "Hurt" as his favorite Elvis song, while lamenting never having met the King of Rock and Roll.
- During the visit, Trump signed a replica guitar from Elvis's 1973 "Aloha from Hawaii" show, and the Presidential Medal of Freedom awarded posthumously to Presley in 2018 was on display.
- The visit followed a roundtable event where Trump highlighted his administration's efforts to increase federal law enforcement amid ongoing national security and funding challenges.
- When asked about the possibility of people making pilgrimages to his Mar-A-Lago estate in the future, Trump responded cautiously, acknowledging it as a "special place."
