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PresidentDonald Trumpmay have missed his calling as anElvis Presleyimpersonator.
At a rally in Presley’s hometown of Tupelo, Mississippi, on Monday, Trump, 72, claimed that when hewas young, people used to tell him that hebore a resemblanceto thelate music icon.
“I shouldn’t say this. You’ll say I’m very conceited ’cause I’m not,” Trump told the crowd as he campaigned for Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith. “Butother than the blonde hair, when I was growing up, they said I looked like Elvis. You see that? Can you believe it? I always considered that a great compliment.
“I am thrilled to be back in Tupelo,” Trump said. “I love Tupelo, home of thousands of hard-working American patriots and the proud birthplace of theKing of Rock ‘n’ Roll, Elvis. Elvis! We love Elvis.
“We love Elvis, don’t we?” Trump added. “In fact, we just gave Elvis the Medal of Freedom award at the White House.”
Donald Trump at a Mississippi rally.Drew Angerer/Getty
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On Nov. 16, Trump awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Presley, who died of a heart attack in 1977, as well as the late Babe Ruth, the late Supreme Court JusticeAntonin Scaliaand others,The New York Timesreported.
“And they announced, ‘Elvis has left the house. Elvis….’ If they didn’t say that, I think I’d still be there,” Trump said. “Maybe I wouldn’t be here. But they had to do that. ‘Elvis has gone. Elvis has left.’ ”
The famous phrasewas “Elvis has left the building.”
source: people.com
