Sylvester Stallone dubbed President-elect Donald Trump “the second George Washington” as the actor referenced his film series “Rocky” during the star-studded America First Policy Conference at Mar-a-Lago on Thursday night.
Stallone, 78, described the opening scene of the first film where the camera pans down from a mural of Jesus inside an old church, which has been converted into a boxing ring and shows Rocky Balboa being attacked by his opponent in the “Resurrection AC Club”. The punch is thrown with the word. Shown in the background.
“In that moment, he was the chosen one and that’s how I began the journey,” Stallone told the West Palm Beach, Florida crowd. “Something is going to happen, this guy is going to undergo a transformation and change lives.”
“Just like President Trump,” he said and the audience started cheering.
Stallone described Trump as a “mythical character” as he was “amazed” by the former and next president’s historic election night victory.
“This person does not exist on this planet. No one could do what he did, so I am amazed.”
The tough-guy filmmaker then compared Trump’s most recent campaign to the American Revolution and the country’s first president.
“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 got another George Washington,” he said.
Stallone welcomed Trump to the stage, saying, “Congratulations.”
Stallone and Trump’s relationship has been well documented with rumors that the actor was a possibility to become president. National Endowment for the Arts During the 78-year-old’s first term in office.
Star-studded Mar-a-Lago The event featured well-known Trump supporters and politicians who were announced as members of Trump’s new administration.
Well-dressed individuals included Tulsi Gabbard, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Elon Musk, whom Trump mentioned in his speech.
Other attendees at the Palm Beach ceremony included Kennedy’s wife, Cheryl Hines, Donald Trump Jr. and Kimberly Guilfoyle and Tucker Carlson.
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