Considered one of Hollywood’s elite has come out swinging for Donald Trump.
Sylvester Stallone heaped praises on the president-elect this week, evaluating him to his “Rocky” character and calling him the “second George Washington.”
Stallone was chosen to introduce the forty seventh president on the America First Coverage Institute gala at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida on Thursday — and he didn’t slack on showering love on his longtime pal.
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Donald Trump greets Sylvester Stallone on the America First Coverage Institute Gala held at Mar-a-Lago on Thursday. (Photograph by Joe Raedle/Getty Photographs)
“When George Washington defended this country, he had no idea that he was going to change the world,” Stallone, 78, stated to the viewers on the right-wing assume tank’s occasion. “Without him, you could imagine what the world would look like. Guess what? We got the second George Washington.”
The Oscar-nominated actor and filmmaker additionally in contrast “The Apprentice” star to the title character in his iconic 1976 movie.
“When I did ‘Rocky,’ if you remember, the first image was a picture of Jesus,” Stallone stated whereas recalling the opening scene of the film. “The image pans out from Jesus onto Rocky being hit. And at that moment, he was a chosen person. … This man was going to go through a metamorphosis and change lives — just like President Trump.”
“We’re in the presence of a really mythical character,” he continued. “I love mythology. And this individual does not exist on this planet. Nobody in the world could’ve pulled off what he pulled off — so I’m in awe.”
The “Tulsa King” star is the most recent conservative celeb to go public with their help for the MAGA chief, following within the footsteps of Caitlyn Jenner, Zachary Levi and Justine Bateman.
