Actor and director Sylvester Stallone introduced President-elect Donald Trump in a short, sweet speech Thursday at the America First Policy Institute (AFPI) gala, in which he called Trump “the second George.” It was called “Washington.”
The “Rocky” actor was the last speaker of the night before the president-elect took the stage at Mar-a-Lago, but he spoke for just about two minutes.
Stallone began his speech by talking about his Rocky character and how he is “going to transform and change lives like President Trump.”
“We're in front of a truly mythical figure. No one else in the world could do what he did. So I'm in awe,” he said. Ta.
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Actor Sylvester Stallone introduced President-elect Trump at the AFPI Gala at Mar-a-Lago on Thursday, comparing him to his “Rocky” character and calling him “the second George Washington.” He said that. (Joe Radle/Getty Images)
He went on to compare Trump to George Washington and how his dedication to America changed the world.
“When George Washington defended his country, he didn't think he would change the world. Because you can imagine what the world would be like without George Washington. How about we? The second George Washington has been born. Congratulations!'' Stallone said before Lee Greenwood's “God Bless the USA'' was played.
After a brief silence, Mr. Trump took the stage to introduce Mr. Stallone, said a few words to Mr. Stallone, and shook his hand.
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President-elect Trump was welcomed to the stage at the AFPI Gala by actor and director Sylvester Stallone. (Joe Radle/Getty Images)
Stallone has remained fairly quiet about his personal politics over the years, admitting he didn't vote in the 2016 and 2020 elections, but he told Variety magazine in 2016 that he likes Trump.
“I love Donald Trump,” he said at the time. “There are people like Arnold.” [Schwarzenegger]Babe Ruth, it's larger than life. But we don't know how that will affect how the world operates. ”
The “Rocky” actor told Variety in 2016 that he loves Donald Trump and described him as “a man larger than life,” but he doesn't know if that means “running the world.” He said he did not know if it would be translated into such a way. (Ryan Emberley/Getty Images, Netflix)
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Stallone did not publicly support Trump during the 2024 campaign, but in October he accepted a FaceTime call from Fox News' Bret Baier and encouraged Pennsylvania voters to “keep punching” did.
Thursday's speech at Mar-a-Lago will be the first time Trump has spoken publicly about his thoughts on becoming president.
