Trump Shares Elvis Image Ahead of Midterm Elections
Trump shared the split-face image on Truth Social late on November 1, without adding a caption. The president, who is 80, had posted the same picture in 2024 and asked followers whether they thought he resembled Presley, the singer known as the King of Rock and Roll.
Trump has made similar comparisons before. At a 2018 rally in Tupelo, Mississippi, Presley’s birthplace, he said people had told him when he was young that he looked like the singer. In March, Trump visited Graceland, Presley’s former home, and wondered whether he could have beaten the musician in a fight.
The post arrived just ahead of Tuesday’s midterm elections, the first major electoral test of Trump’s second term. Republicans were trailing Democrats by nine percentage points in the contest for control of the House and Senate, while Trump’s approval rating stood at 32 percent.
The reports linked the decline in Trump’s approval to his war with Iran and the effect of the conflict on energy prices. The 32 percent figure was described as the lowest of either of his presidencies, and lower than his rating after the January 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol.
Trump Turns to Elvis Image as Republicans Face Midterm Trouble
With Republicans facing a nine-point deficit in the races for control of Congress, Donald Trump used his Truth Social account on November 1 to repost an image combining his face with Elvis Presley’s. The post offered no explanation, as voters prepared to cast ballots in the midterm elections on Tuesday.
The image reprises a comparison Trump has made before. He shared it in 2024 and asked followers whether they saw a resemblance. At a 2018 rally in Tupelo, Presley’s birthplace, Trump recalled being told as a boy that he looked like the singer. He visited Graceland in March and mused about whether he could have beaten Presley in a fight.
The election arrives as Trump’s approval rating has fallen to 32 percent. The reported causes include his war with Iran and the effect of the conflict on energy prices. That rating is the lowest of either of his presidencies, even below his standing after the January 6 attack on the Capitol.
The stakes are larger than a celebrity comparison: Republicans are trying to hold congressional power while voters confront the consequences of the administration’s Iran policy. The Elvis post is a striking closing message for a president whose party is already behind in the contest.
Trump’s Elvis Post Shouldn’t Eclipse the Midterm Issues
Donald Trump reposted an image combining his face with Elvis Presley’s on Truth Social on November 1, without a caption. The president has made the comparison before, including at a 2018 rally in Tupelo, Mississippi, and after sharing the same image in 2024. He also visited Graceland in March.
The post came as Republicans faced a challenging midterm outlook: Democrats held a nine-point advantage in the contest for control of the House and Senate. Trump’s approval rating was 32 percent, a low across both of his presidencies. The Iran war and its impact on energy prices were cited as factors in that decline.
Those are the consequential questions confronting voters—not whether an image makes Trump look like a rock star. Treating a social-media post as the defining measure of the president risks reducing a serious election to a sideshow, while the reported polling and energy-price concerns deserve attention.
Trump’s history of praising Presley is not new. He has described being compared to the singer as a young man and has spoken about Presley’s fame and talent. Voters will decide the midterm races on Tuesday, with Republicans seeking to overcome the disadvantage reflected in the polling.
Reported by The Daily Beast, The New Republic.
