Trump Considering Elvis-Inspired Change to Social Security Cards

Photo Illustration by Elizabeth Brockway/The Daily Beast/Public Domain President Donald Trump may be considering a flashy upgrade to one of the government’s most mundane documents—after a visit to Graceland left him impressed by Elvis Presley’s taste for gold. During a tour of Presley’s famed Memphis estate on Monday, Trump, 79, was shown a collection of the late singer’s personal belongings—including a gold-colored Social Security card that appeared to spark an idea to beautify the blue-and-gray paper card first issued back in 1936. Graceland, which opened to the public five years after Presley’s death in 1977, offers a glimpse into the musician’s life, from his living quarters to the famously eccentric Jungle Room. It was there that a guide presented Trump with Presley’s gold-covered Social Security card, reportedly found in the singer’s wallet. Read more at The Daily Beast.

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