President Donald Trump toured Graceland on Monday (March 23), praising Elvis Presley as “the most famous person on the planet” and saying the late music icon “would be very happy” with falling crime rates in Memphis.

Walking through the historic home, Trump said crime in the city had dropped sharply in recent months and linked the improvements to his administration’s policies.

The president, who said he had never previously visited Graceland, described himself as a longtime fan of Presley’s music, calling his voice “incredible” and his life “complicated, but terrific.” He also reflected on the singer’s enduring legacy, saying Presley was “beyond music” and a central part of American history.

During the visit, Trump was shown memorabilia including Presley’s Presidential Medal of Freedom and personal items from his time in the U.S. Army. He later signed a replica guitar and named “Hurt” as one of his favorite Presley songs.

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Trump tours Graceland, says Elvis “would be very happy” with lower crime in Memphis

VIDEO SHOWS: U.S. PRESIDENT, DONALD TRUMP, TOURING GRACELAND, THE HOME OF ELVIS PRESLEY

SHOWS: MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE, UNITED STATES (MARCH 23, 2026) (U.S. NETWORK POOL - No use USA)

1. U.S. PRESIDENT, DONALD TRUMP, WALKING INTO GRACELAND / TRUMP SAYING (English): “Who doesn’t love Elvis? Everybody loves Elvis.”

2. (SOUNDBITE) (English) U.S. PRESIDENT, DONALD TRUMP, IN EXCHANGE WITH GRACELAND TOUR GUIDE, SAYING:

TRUMP: “In Memphis, I guess you probably heard the crime numbers are way down. Most of them are down by 75% and more. And within two or three months, we'll have a down to over 90%. So you have to be happy. Elvis would be very happy about that.”

TOUR GUIDE: “And everyone loves Elvis.”

TRUMP: “I love Elvis. Elvis. You know, they all say, 'did you know Elvis?' So I knew Frank Sinatra. I knew most of them. Unfortunately, I never met Elvis. That would be what I would have liked a lot. But I do like his music, I will say. So thank you for inviting me. I appreciate it.''

3. TOUR GUIDE AND CEO OF ELVIS PRESLEY ENTERPRISES, JACK SODEN, SHOWING TRUMP THE MEDAL OF FREEDOM AWARDED TO ELVIS PRESLEY IN 2018

4. WHITE FLASH

5. (SOUNDBITE) (English) U.S. PRESIDENT, DONALD TRUMP, IN EXCHANGE WITH ATTORNEY GENERAL, PAM BONDI, SAYING:

TRUMP: “You see all these people, these are the biggest people in the country. Here is our Attorney General, in case you get in trouble. Would you help out Elvis? Elvis maybe gets a little bit of a pass. Not much. We're not allowed to give much of a pass. But he was great. You're a big fan of Elvis, Pam.”

BONDI: “My mother was.”

6. WHITE FLASH

7. (SOUNDBITE) (English) U.S. PRESIDENT, DONALD TRUMP, IN EXCHANGE WITH GRACELAND TOUR GUIDE, SAYING:

“I’ve never been here. No. I'm a big fan of Elvis. Who isn’t? Right? But I think he's great. I think his music is incredible. I understood his life. His life was complicated, it was complicated, but he was terrific. And he was born with a voice that he never lost, right?”

TOUR GUIDE: “Yes, exactly.”

8. (SOUNDBITE) (English) U.S. PRESIDENT, DONALD TRUMP, IN EXCHANGE WITH GRACELAND TOUR GUIDE, SAYING:

TRUMP: “So he loved this place, right?”

TOUR GUIDE: “He did. And he loved his country. And yeah, everything you see in the house is original. All the furnishings, all the drapes, everything that you're seeing, it's original.”

9. TOUR GUIDE SHOWING TRUMP PRESLEY’S ARMY HELMET

10. WHITE FLASH

11. (SOUNDBITE) (English) U.S. PRESIDENT, DONALD TRUMP, IN EXCHANGE WITH GRACELAND TOUR GUIDE, SAYING:

TRUMP: “He was just comfortable here, right?”

TOUR GUIDE: “Yeah. This was his home. This, no matter where he lived…”

TRUMP: “He always came back here.”

TOUR GUIDE: “He always came back to Memphis. And whenever he talked about Memphis, it was always home. And that's what this represents.”

TRUMP: ”And now it's safe again.”

TOUR GUIDE: “Yeah.”

TRUMP: “That’s great.”

12. TOUR GUIDE SHOWING TRUMP THE JUNGLE ROOM, TOUR GUIDE, SAYING: ''So this room was added to the house in 1964. And it's, Elvis really just called it his den but when the press first saw it, they nicknamed it 'the jungle room,' for obvious reasons. The furniture is all hand carved, white pine wood and it was made by a company called Whitcomb and Elvis loved Hawaii and his Dad had said that he'd seen the most awful furniture he'd ever seen, so Elvis goes shopping that night and buys the higher set and this is what it was but Elvis liked it because it did remind him of Hawaii.''

13. (SOUNDBITE) (English) U.S. PRESIDENT, DONALD TRUMP, IN EXCHANGE WITH OFF-CAMERA REPORTER AND TOUR GUIDE, SAYING:

TRUMP: “Any questions about Elvis? Media?”

REPORTER: “What’s your favorite song, sir, of Elvis’?”

TRUMP: “She just mentioned one of them, Hurt. Hurt's great, right?”

TOUR GUIDE: “It is. It is very good.”

TRUMP: “He's got so many.”

14. TRUMP SIGNING PRESLEY’S REPLICA GUITAR / TRUMP SAYING (English): “Oh, that came out good. Look at that. Wow. You never know. These are hard to sign. But that came out pretty good. (GUIDE ASKING: Is that the first guitar you sign?) Just about. Now Biden couldn't do that. He'd have to send it out.”

15. (SOUNDBITE) (English) U.S. PRESIDENT, DONALD TRUMP, SAYING:

“Yeah, he's the most famous person on the planet. Let's see. Who else would be more famous than Elvis? Nobody that I can think of. But this is fun. And I want to thank you all. This is great. We appreciate it.”

16. TRUMP EXITING GRACELAND / (SOUNDBITE) (English) U.S. PRESIDENT, DONALD TRUMP, IN EXCHANGE WITH OFF-CAMERA REPORTER, SAYING:

REPORTER: “What did you think, President Trump?”

TRUMP: “It's great. It's part of history. Elvis is history. I think he's great. Really nice. It really is, it's part of history. He's beyond music. I found it very interesting. Thank you.” / TRUMP BOARDING MOTORCADE