'He couldn’t do that': Trump takes autopen dig at Biden while signing Elvis guitar replica

MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE: President Donald Trump took a familiar jab at his old rival, former President Joe Biden, during a surprise pit stop at Graceland on Monday.

Touring Elvis Presley’s Memphis estate, Trump was handed a replica black guitar from Presley’s Hawaii concert and asked to sign it.

"Has anyone tested this pen yet? Give me a piece of paper just to make sure at what ⁠level the ink is. It’s a lot easier to do it that way than ruin the guitar," Trump said. "You never know, these are hard to sign, but that came out pretty good."

Then came the swipe aimed at Biden.

"Now Biden couldn’t do that, he’d have to send it ⁠out," the president quipped.

Familiar jabs against Joe Biden

Throughout his second term, Trump has repeatedly needled Biden over claims that the former president relied heavily on an autopen, a mechanical device that reproduces signatures. 

Trump has mocked Biden as "Sleepy Joe" or "Crooked Joe," alleging that the bulk of Biden’s executive orders, pardons, and official paperwork were signed by machine rather than by hand.

He also maintains that many of those actions "terminated," "null and void," or "of no further force or effect," while openly wondering "who was running the autopen" and suggesting that person was the "real President" in Biden’s final years.

What's more? Trump even swapped out Biden’s portrait in the White House’s “Presidential Walk of Fame” for a framed image of an autopen signing Biden’s name. 

Trump gets nostalgic in the Jungle Room

Trump seemed genuinely starstruck walking through Presley’s home, reflecting on the one icon he had never crossed paths with. “I knew Frank Sinatra, I knew ‌most of them," he said while touring the estate. "Unfortunately, I never met Elvis. That would be one that I would have liked a lot. I do like his music.”

The visit came as Trump touted a surge in federal law enforcement to tackle crime in Memphis, something he suggested Presley would have approved of. “Elvis would be very happy about that," Trump said, before commenting, "I love Elvis!" as the singer’s “How Great Thou Art” echoed behind.

Presley was born in 1935, just 11 years before Trump in 1946. “All my life, I have heard about Graceland," Trump told his guides. "I was around with Elvis in his semi-prime, at least, right?"

The president toured alongside several administration officials, including US Attorney General Pam Bondi.

"You are a big fan of Elvis," Trump said to Bondi. "My mother was, especially," she replied.

Trump, who awarded Presley a posthumous Presidential Medal of Freedom during his first term, appeared locked in as guides rattled off details like Presley’s natural hair color was blonde. 

“Really? I didn’t know. That’s great," Trump reacted.

Trump offers his own Elvis analysis

The President offered his own commentary as the tour wound through the famed Jungle Room, Presley’s den decked out with animal prints and hand-carved white pine furniture.

“He loved his mom so much. He really loved his mom. When his mom went, it was very hard for him, right?” Trump asked the tour guides.

He also gave a nod to Presley’s design instincts, sounding particularly impressed by one bold choice overhead.

“He was way before his time, look, he put ⁠carpet on the ceiling,” Trump noted.

When guides added that Presley had deep respect for the presidency and law enforcement, Trump sounded almost taken aback.

“Did he really?” he asked.