Actor and filmmaker Sylvester Stallone launched President-elect Donald Trump on the America First Coverage Institute (AFPI) Gala on Thursday with a brief and candy speech wherein he referred to as Trump the “second George Washington.”
The “Rocky” actor was the ultimate speaker of the night time – solely speaking for about two minutes – earlier than the president-elect took the stage at Mar-a-Lago.
When beginning off his speech, Stallone started talking about his “Rocky” character and the way he was “going to go through a metamorphosis and change lives, just like President Trump.”
“We are in the presence of a really mythical character. Nobody in the world could have pulled off what he pulled off, so I’m in awe,” he stated.
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Actor Sylvester Stallone likened President-elect Trump to his “Rocky” character and stated he’s the “second George Washington” whereas introducing him on the AFPI Gala at Mar-a-Lago on Thursday. (Joe Raedle/Getty Photos)
He continued on by evaluating Trump to George Washington and the way his dedication to America modified the world.
“When George Washington defended his country, he had no idea that he was going to change the world because without him, you could imagine what the world would look like. Guess what? We’ve got the second George Washington. Congratulations!” Stallone stated earlier than Lee Greenwood’s “God Bless the U.S.A.” started taking part in.
After a quick pause, Trump walked onto the stage to Stallone’s introduction and shook his hand whereas saying just a few phrases to the actor.
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President-elect Trump was welcomed to the rostrum on the AFPI Gala by actor and filmmaker Sylvester Stallone. (Joe Raedle/Getty Photos)
Whereas Stallone has stayed fairly quiet about his private politics over time and admitted to not voting within the 2016 and 2020 elections, he did inform Selection journal in 2016 that he favored Trump.
“I really like Donald Trump,” he stated on the time. “There are certain people like Arnold [Schwarzenegger], Babe Ruth, that are bigger than life. But I don’t know how that translates to running the world.”
The “Rocky” actor instructed Selection journal in 2016 that he liked Donald Trump and described him as “bigger than life,” however stated he wasn’t certain how that translated to “running the world.” (Ryan Emberley/Getty Photos for Netflix)
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Stallone didn’t publicly endorse Trump in the course of the 2024 election cycle, however he did reply a FaceTime name from Fox Information’ Brett Baier in October and inspired Pennsylvania voters to “keep punching.”
His speech at Mar-a-Lago on Thursday marks the primary time he has publicly shared his ideas surrounding a Trump presidency.
